Planning application
Chandler House 56 Quarry Hill Road Tonbridge Kent TN9 2SA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Goat willow (Salix caprea) located at the front of the property on the driveway: Create a pollard by reducing the canopy by 3.5- 4 meters to establish a suitable long-term management framework and maintain the tree at an appropriate size for its location.
As published by the council, reference 26/00437/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00437/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 12 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 12 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Vauxhall
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN9 2SA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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8 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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WILLIAM GORDON COUNTRYSIDE SERVICES LTD Agent, registered in Tonbridge
Active · incorporated 2023 · Tonbridge
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4 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- DELEGATED REPORT
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION OF TREE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 22 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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