Planning application
ORCHARD MAINS, COLDHARBOUR LANE, HILDENBOROUGH, TONBRIDGE, TN11 9JX
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
T4 (Applicants ref) English oak - Fell. T5 (Applicants ref) Pine - Fell. T6 (Applicants ref) English oak - Fell. T7 (Applicants ref) Weeping Willow - repollard. T8 (Applicants ref) Turkey oak - 2m reduction to reduce weight on the unions. T9 (Applicants ref) Turkey oak- Remove to ground level
As published by the council, reference 25/01936/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01936/PA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 18 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 22 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Hildenborough
- Parish
- Hildenborough
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN11 9JX
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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25/01936/TNCA Granted
Orchard Mains, Coldharbour Lane, Hildenborough, Tonbridge, TN11 9JX
T4 (Applicants ref) English oak - Fell. T5 (Applicants ref) Pine - Fell. T6 (Applicants ref) English oak - Fell. T7 (Applicants ref) Weeping Willow - repollard. T8 (Applicants ref) Turkey oak - 2m reduction to reduce weight on the unions. T9 (Applicants ref) Turkey oak- Remove to ground level
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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22 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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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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