Planning application
15 Roman Close Chatham Kent ME5 9DJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Oak (marked by green arrow on aerial image submitted by applicant and shown in applicants photos) - Crown lift to the height of the union indicated on the annotated photograph attached to the applicants email dated 25th January 2026 (Currently there are 90cm from ground level to the first branch of the tree. The proposed lifting treatment will raise the crown by an additional 1m). T1 of Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 25/02172/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02172/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 29 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford North And North Downs
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME5 9DJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Dec 2025
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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26 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 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.
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The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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