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
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 29 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford North And North Downs
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- 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
- OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- AYLESFORD PARISH COUNCIL
- ANNOTATED PHOTOGRAPH
- PHOTOGRAPH
- PHOTOGRAPH
- PHOTOGRAPH
- PHOTOGRAPH
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION OF TREE
- PHOTOGRAPH
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 27 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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