Planning application
19, Birch Crescent, Aylesford, ME20 7QE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x dead Whitebeam (applicants ref. T1) - Fell and remove the infested wood for disposal. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Orders 66/00011/TPO and 66/10020/TPO.
As published by the council, reference 25/01847/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01847/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 6 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 27 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Aylesford South And Ditton
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Postcode
- ME20 7QE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01847/PA Decided
19, BIRCH CRESCENT, AYLESFORD, ME20 7QE
1 x dead Whitebeam (applicants ref. T1) - Fell and remove the infested wood for disposal. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Orders 66/00011/TPO and 66/10020/TPO.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Nov 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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12 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Permitted
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 27 November 2025, 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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20 Birch Crescent Aylesford Kent ME20 7QE
95% historically approved · decision due ~6 Oct
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Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
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Awaiting decision 6 docs -
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