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VINES, VINES LANE, HILDENBOROUGH, TONBRIDGE, TN11 9LT

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 25/01839/PA Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

1 x Yew (applicant's ref. T2 circled red on map) - Crown lift low hanging secondary branches over pond to provide 2.5m clearance and remove major deadwood. 1 x Silver birch (applicants ref. G3 circled red on map) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Willow (applicant's ref. T4 circled red on map) - Lift to provide 6 m clearance from ground level. All standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.

As published by the council, reference 25/01839/PA

Application record

Reference
25/01839/PA
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
4 Nov 2025
Validated
4 Nov 2025
Decided
20 Jan 2026
Ward
Hildenborough
Parish
Hildenborough
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN11 9LT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 25/01839/TPOC Granted

    Vines, Vines Lane, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 9LT

    1 x Yew (applicant's ref. T2 circled red on map) - Crown lift low hanging secondary branches over pond to provide 2.5m clearance and remove major deadwood. 1 x Silver birch (applicants ref. G3 circled red on map) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Willow (applicant's ref. T4 circled red on map) - Lift to provide 6 m clearance from ground level. All standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Decided 20 Jan 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 20 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 20 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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