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Longholt Vines Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LT

Decided Tonbridge and Malling 25/02002/TPOC Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

11 x dead Ash (indicated by red circles on applicants annotated aerial image) - Remove. All roadside trees (including Oak and Ash and in location of red box on applicants annotated aerial image) - Remove deadwood only. All Standing in Area A2 of Tree Preservation Order

As published by the council, reference 25/02002/TPOC

Application record

Reference
25/02002/TPOC
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Unknown
Decision
tree works exempt
Received
28 Nov 2025
Validated
28 Nov 2025
Decided
28 Nov 2025
Ward
Hildenborough
Parish
Hildenborough
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TN11 9LT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/02074/TPOC Granted

    Longholt Vines Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LT

    Ash Tree displaying extensive Chalara fraxinea disease - dismantle tree in sections. Final cut to be made at approx 6m leaving as a pollard or for future wildlife habitat

    Decided 11 Oct 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Nov 2025

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 28 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: tree works exempt

  3. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

WILLIAM GORDON COUNTRYSIDE SERVICES LTD Applicant, registered in Tonbridge

Active · incorporated 2023 · Tonbridge

22 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 94% granted

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

  • PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 30 Dec 2025
  • 5 DAY NOTICE Correspondence with applicant/agent · 28 Nov 2025
  • LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 28 Nov 2025
  • RESPONSE Decision · 28 Nov 2025

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After the decision

Tonbridge and Malling has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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  • Longholt Vines Lane Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9LT

    19/02074/TPOC Submitted 3 Sep 2019 50 yards away

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    Granted Trees 6 docs
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    26/00584/RD Submitted 31 Mar 2026 50 yards away

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