Planning application
1 Oaks Dene Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9HN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Hornbeam (applicants ref. T1) - Re-pollard to previous points. 1 x multi-stem Hornbeam (applicants ref. T2) - Re-pollard to 28 feet in height. Both standing in Woodland W6 of Tree Preservation Order
As published by the council, reference 26/00402/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00402/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Walderslade
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME5 9HN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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21/01768/TPOC Granted
1 Oaks Dene Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9HN
Large Hornbeam x 2 to remove lateral branches on garden side and take scaffold branches back to within 1m of trunk. Smaller Hornbeam to reduce by 20%
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20/00547/TPOC Granted
1 Oaks Dene Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9HN
Large Hornbeam (x2) - remove lateral branches that are garden side and take garden side scaffold branches back to within 1m of trunk and Smaller Hornbeam (x1) - reduce by 20% of all lateral branches all round
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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21 May 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
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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5 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- OFFICER REPORT
- AYLESFORD PARISH COUNCIL
- LOCATION OF TREE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 21 May 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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