Planning application
25 Barling Close Chatham Kent ME5 9RL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Ash (applicants ref. T1) - Crown by reduce 30% as specified. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 26/00154/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00154/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford North And North Downs
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME5 9RL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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4 Feb 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
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Who's behind it
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VSP Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor
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5 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- OBJECTION COMMENT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITEPLAN
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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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