Planning application
The Red House 1 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 (Applicants ref) - Lime- reduce to 14m in height and 4m radial crown spread (using previous reduction points as a guide), T2 (Applicants ref) - 2x Yews- reduce to 13m in height and 6n 5e 4s 5w radial crown spread (no change to crown spread overhanging road), T3 (Applicants ref) - Conifer hedge- reduce to 3m in height and T4 (Applicants ref)- Cherry- Fell to ground level (tree in poor condition). Works are desired to increase light into the front of the property and the rear garden.
As published by the council, reference 26/00337/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00337/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 26 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 26 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
- Parish
- Wateringbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME18 5PL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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22/01543/TNCA Granted
The Red House 1 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
T1 Lime - Re-pollard, T2 Box Elder - Crown reduce height by approximately 1-2m and remove suckers on trunk up to main fork, T3 Dying Cherry - Dismantle to near ground level, T8 Box Elder - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 1-2m to shape
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20/01210/TNCA Granted
The Red House 1 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
T1 Whitebeam to dismantle to near ground level and treat stump to help prevent regrowth
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19/01545/TNCA Granted
The Red House 1 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
T1 Lime - Re-pollard; T2 Box Elder - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 30%; T3 Whitebeam - Pollard at 15 feet; T4 Crimson King - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 2m; T5 Box Elder - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 2m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Feb 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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8 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Hood's Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Boughton Monchelsea
Active · incorporated 2018 · Boughton Monchelsea
13 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- T1 LIME
- T2 YEW
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 9 April 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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T1 Reduce height of Lime by 20% and prune back overhanging branches, T2 Yew - Reduce height by 30% and cut back overhanging branches, T3 x2 Yew - Reduce height by 30% and cut back overhanging branches, T4 x2 Lime - Reduce height by 30% and cut overhanging branches, T5 Thuja 1-9 - Reduce height by 60%, T6 Leylandi 1-6 - Remove alternate trees 1,3,5 and reduce height by 60%, trees 2, 4, 6 to replant with Thuja hedge, T7 Mulberry - Reduce total tree by 50%, T8 Cherry - Reduce height by 50% and T9 Beech 1-5 Overgrown hedge reduce back to original hedge height
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