Planning application
228, TONBRIDGE ROAD, EAST PECKHAM, TONBRIDGE, TN12 5LB
Works: Trees
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
T1 - Hornbeam - fell to ground level. This tree is damaged from a bonfire and has outgrown the space it is in. T2 - Walnut - remove lower branch to allow space from ground to just above head-height.
As published by the council, reference 25/01960/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01960/PA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- 4-Appeal decided
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
- Parish
- East Peckham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN12 5LB
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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25/01960/TNCA Granted
228, Tonbridge Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5LB
T1 - Hornbeam - fell to ground level. This tree is damaged from a bonfire and has outgrown the space it is in. T2 - Walnut - remove lower branch to allow space from ground to just above head-height.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Nov 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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18 Dec 2025
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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228, Tonbridge Road, East Peckham, Tonbridge, TN12 5LB
T1 - Hornbeam - fell to ground level. This tree is damaged from a bonfire and has outgrown the space it is in. T2 - Walnut - remove lower branch to allow space from ground to just above head-height.
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