Planning application
Sussex House 409 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Conifer (11 of applicants rear garden plan and photo 4 of the applicants annotated photos received on the 25th February 2026) - Reduce height and lateral branches by up to 1M. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 26/00327/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00327/TPOC
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford South And Ditton
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME20 6DB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01673/TNCA Awaiting decision
Sussex House 409 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DB
Line of Conifer trees (1 to 8 of applicants rear garden plan and photos 1 and 2 of the applicants annotated photos received on the 25th February 2026) - Lift the crowns of this line of trees by up to 1m. 1 x Conifer (9 of applicants rear garden plan and photo 3 of the applicants annotated photos received on the 25th February 2026) - Trim only the lateral branches as indicated on annotated photo. (Mixed species Conifer and other evergreen hedge (1 to 8 of applicants front garden plan and photo 6 of the applicants annotated photos received on the 25th February 2026) and Conifer hedge (10 of applicants rear garden plan and photo attached to email dated 20th August 2026) - Trim the regrowth from previous works to the conifers/evergreens whilst leaving sufficient green growth to maintain a green top and face without cutting into old bare brown wood. Laurel (photo 5 of the applicants annotated photos received on the 25th February 2026) - Trim.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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20 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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15 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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15 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Registered.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 15 September 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 this record
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