Planning application
20 - 21 Shipbourne Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3DN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Bay tree 1 - crown reduction of approximately 30% along with lateral trimming to the sides up to approximately 2m. Bay tree 2- modest height reduction approximately 20-30% and side trimming up to 2m. Bay tree 3 - similar maintenance works consisting of a 20% -30% reduction of the crown and side trimming up to 2m
As published by the council, reference 26/00418/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00418/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Cage Green And Angel
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN10 3DN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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22/01133/TNCA Granted
20 - 21 Shipbourne Road Tonbridge Kent TN10 3DN
T.1 Bay tree - Reduce tree in height by approx 50% by the removal of 2.5m of growth. Current height 5m Height after reduction 2.5m. Tree is at 21 Shipbourne Road
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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10 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 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
4 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION OF TREES
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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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