Planning application
St Lawrences Church The Street Mereworth Maidstone Kent
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Oak (app. ref. T001) - Remove deadwood only. 1 x Yew (app. ref. T004) - Cut back branches overhanging the highway as specified. 1 x Holly (app. ref. T002) - Reduce in height as specified. 1 x Sycamore (app. ref. T003) - Remove and treat stump. 1 x dead Yew (app. ref. T005) - Remove. 4 x Cherry (app. ref. T006, T007, T009 and T010) - Reduce as specified and remove deadwood. 1 x Cherry (app. ref. T008) - Remove.
As published by the council, reference 26/00305/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00305/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 23 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
- Parish
- Mereworth (Mereworth)
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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20/01437/TNCA Granted
St Lawrences Church The Street Mereworth Maidstone Kent
Silver birch to fell; small fir tree to fell; partly dead Cherry tree to fell and Leylandii - fell, leading branches from dead fallen central stem
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Feb 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 25 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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