Planning application
22, LOCKSLEY CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 9BT
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
- T1 (applicants ref) Oak, reduce away from property giving 3m clearance (vermin issues) 8m to 5m - T2 (applicants ref) Silver Birch stem, reduce H20m to 16m and W6m to 4m for maintenance purposes - T3 (applicants ref) Silver Birch, reduce by H16m to 13m W13m to 8m for maintenance purposes Standing in Woodland W5 of Tree Preservation Order
As published by the council, reference 25/01899/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01899/PA
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- New Case Allocated
- Received
- 13 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Walderslade
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME5 9BT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Nov 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 January 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Tonbridge and Malling took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Tonbridge and Malling for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tonbridge and Malling decided tree works applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25 Locksley Close Chatham Kent ME5 9BT
Beech T1 - reduce to previous prune points at a height of 9m and radial spread of 2.5m and T2 Hornbeam - consisting of 4 stems, coppice SE stem at 300mm and reduce remaining stems to 4.5m
Granted Trees 5 docs -
8 Hurst Hill Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9BX
Oak T1 - reduce height from 16m to 12m and radial spread from 7m to 3.5m and T2 Oak - reduce to previous prune points at 9m high and 2m radial spread
Granted Trees 5 docs -
22 Locksley Close Chatham Kent ME5 9BT
1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce away from property giving 3m clearance as specified. 1 x Silver Birch (applicants ref. T2 - indicated on the photos attached to agents email dated 14th May 2026) - Reduce in height from 20m to 16m and spread from 6m to 4m. 1 x Silver Birch (applicants ref. T3) - Reduce in height from 16m to 13m and spread from 13m to 8m. All standing in Woodland W5 of Tree Preservation Order
Granted Trees 5 docs -
4, HURST HILL, Walderslade, CHATHAM, ME5 9BX
1 x triple-stemmed Oak (applicants ref. T1) - Remove 3 secondary branches shown on annotated photo attached to agents email dated 4th December 2025, (Remove deadwood). 2 x Yew and 1 x Field Maple (applicants ref. G1) - Coppice at ground level. All standing in Woodland W5 of Tree Preservation Order.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
STREET RECORD, Hurst Hill, Walderslade, Chatham
1 x Cherry (standing opposite 73 Hurst Hill) - Sever and remove Ivy only. Standing in Woodland W5 of Tree Preservation Order
Decided Trees 2 docs -
42 Hurst Hill Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9BU
T1 Oak - reduce by approx 30% due to excessive overshading and debris
Granted Trees 9 docs
Other tree works applications
In Tonbridge and Malling
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26/00374/TPOC Granted
Land Between Falkland Place And Walsham Road Walderslade Chatham Kent
1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce the spread over the garden of 3 Falkland Place and height as indicated in annotated photo attached to agents email dated 18th August 2026 (approx. 20% reduction). Standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order.
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25/01594/TPOC Granted
Greenwich House 3 Richard Corben Way Aylesford Kent ME20 7WP
1 x Oak (applicant ref. T1 circled red on sketch plan) standing 10m. tall with lateral spread of 8m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 7m. x 5.5m. respectively with deadwood removed as found. T11 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Oak (applicant ref. T2 circled blue on sketch plan) standing 19m. tall with lateral spread of 14m. Overall canopy reduction of approx. 30%, to 13m. x 7.5m. with deadwood removed as found. T14 of Tree Preservation Order.
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26/01206/TPOC Granted
9 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ
2 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Reduce by 1-2M as indicated in annotated photos attached to agents email dated 11th August 2026 and thin by 10%. Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.
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26/00809/TPOC Granted
1 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR
1 x Twin stemmed Sycamore - Reduce by 15% and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from the phone wires ensuring no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed as part of that treatment. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.
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25/01178/TPOC Granted
Pembroke Lodge 162 Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HP
Tree work (including root pruning) necessary to enable the installation of a concealed area for bins which will be accessible via a path in accordance with the methodology specified in the information received on the 17th July 2025 and 15th August 2025 as amended by the information in the email dated 9th July 2026. T5 of Tree Preservation Order.