Planning application
27 Dry Hill Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 1LU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Maple (standing in front garden and indicated by X on applicants plan) - Cut back branches to provide 0.5M clearance from street light by pruning only those branches that are within 0.5M of the street light cutting back to the most recent previous reduction points. T4 of Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 26/00151/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00151/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 12 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN9 1LU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- KCC LETTER
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION OF TREE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 12 June 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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