Planning application
CHURCH OF ST PETER AND PAUL, CHURCH LANE, TROTTISCLIFFE, ,
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Holly hedge along west boundary - now a line of straggly trees (ref: A on map) - Hard prune to rejuvenate them back to bushiness. 1 x Elder (ref: B on map) growing against boundary retaining wall. Remove. 4 x dead Box bushes adj. to west boundary (ref: C on map) Cut down.
As published by the council, reference 25/01780/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01780/PA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 27 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 26 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Pilgrims With Ightham
- Parish
- Trottiscliffe
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01780/TNCA Granted
Church Of St Peter And Paul, Church Lane, Trottiscliffe, ,
Holly hedge along west boundary - now a line of straggly trees (ref: A on map) - Hard prune to rejuvenate them back to bushiness. 1 x Elder (ref: B on map) growing against boundary retaining wall. Remove. 4 x dead Box bushes adj. to west boundary (ref: C on map) Cut down.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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26 Nov 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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About tree works applications
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