Planning application
Vines, Vines Lane, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 9LT
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/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01839/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 20 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Hildenborough
- Parish
- Hildenborough
- 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.
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25/01839/PA 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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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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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Greentrees Vines Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LT
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