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South Aylesford Retail Park Quarry Wood Industrial Estate Aylesford Kent

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 26/00453/TPOC Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

12 x Ash, 5 x Field Maple, 10 x Sycamore, 5 x Wild Cherry, 25 x Hawthorn and 10 x Norway Maple (applicants ref. G002) - Crown lift to 3m for pedestrian clearance. 1 x Hazel (applicants ref. T058) - Coppice to ground level. All standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order.

As published by the council, reference 26/00453/TPOC

Application record

Reference
26/00453/TPOC
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
16 Mar 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Decided
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Aylesford South And Ditton
Parish
Aylesford
Decision by
Delegated

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00202/LDE Decided

    South Aylesford Retail Park Quarry Wood Industrial Estate Aylesford Kent

    Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Request pursuant to Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), to certify that the development approved by Planning Permission Ref: 19/00979/FL at South Aylesford Retail Park has commenced

    Decided 16 Mar 2023 Lawful development
  • 19/01839/EASC Decided

    South Aylesford Retail Park Quarry Wood Industrial Estate Aylesford Kent

    Request for Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011: Removal of vegetation, erection of a deck over the balancing pond and extension of the park through the provision of new Class A1 retail units (up to 4,877sqm including provision of a new acoustic fence, a new access from Lake Road, car parking, servicing facilities, removal or trees, alterations to the public highway and pedestrian walk over and associated works

    Decided 23 Aug 2019 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Mar 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 21 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 5 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE Decision · 05 Jun 2026
  • OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Decision · 05 Jun 2026
  • AYLESFORD PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 06 May 2026
  • NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE Objection Comment · 30 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 16 Mar 2026
  • TREE SURVEY REPORT Report · 16 Mar 2026
  • TREE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 16 Mar 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 5 June 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.

Nearby applications

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  • South Aylesford Retail Park Quarry Wood Industrial Estate Aylesford Kent

    19/01839/EASC Submitted 2 Aug 2019 50 yards away

    Request for Screening Opinion under the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2011: Removal of vegetation, erection of a deck over the balancing pond and extension of the park through the provision of new Class A1 retail units (up to 4,877sqm including provision of a new acoustic fence, a new access from Lake Road, car parking, servicing facilities, removal or trees, alterations to the public highway and pedestrian walk over and associated works

    Decided Outline Extension Trees 4 docs
    Small domestic
  • Unit 6 South Aylesford Retail Park Quarry Wood Industrial Estate Aylesford Kent ME20 7TP

    20/02522/AT Submitted 10 Nov 2020 50 yards away

    Econoflex 4 no box signs with internally illuminated built up acrylic letters illuminated via LEDS Proposal A) Sign C 6005 mm x 1500 mm internally illuminated (side elevation) Sign D 6005 mm x 1500 mm internally illuminated (front elevation). Proposal B) Sign A 7450 mm x 800 mm internally illuminated (front elevation) Sign B 8000 mm x 1200 mm internally illuminated (rear elevation) Totem Graphic 1800 mm x 450 mm non illuminating

    Split decision Advertising 9 docs
  • Unit 9 South Aylesford Retail Park Quarry Wood Industrial Estate Aylesford Kent ME20 7TP

    26/01591/FL Submitted 26 Aug 2026 100 yards away

    95% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct

    Installation of a delivery hatch

    Awaiting decision Full applications 8 docs
  • Land Opposite Hall Road And Unit 8 South Aylesford Retail Park Quarry Wood Industrial Estate Aylesford Kent

    20/02336/AT Submitted 19 Oct 2020 100 yards away

    Install 2 x new internally illuminated flex faced signs, 1 x face applied vinyl sign and 1 x dibond vinyl wrapped sign to the existing park totem

    Granted Advertising 10 docs
  • South Aylesford Retail Park Quarry Wood Industrial Estate Aylesford Kent

    23/00202/LDE Submitted 27 Jan 2023 100 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate Existing: Request pursuant to Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), to certify that the development approved by Planning Permission Ref: 19/00979/FL at South Aylesford Retail Park has commenced

    Decided Lawful development 17 docs
  • Wildacres 29 Holtwood Avenue Aylesford Kent ME20 7QH

    26/00243/TNCA Submitted 12 Feb 2026 200 yards away

    1 x conifer on boundary - prune obstructing branches away from street lamp as specified

    Decided Trees 5 docs

In Tonbridge and Malling

  • 26/01577/TPOC Awaiting decision

    Land Opposite 12 Leybank Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent

    1 x Norway Maple situated on adjoining land - remove low lying branches to a height of 4m. overhanging the property of 22 Leybank. Standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

    25 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01585/TPOC Awaiting decision

    28 Hornbeam Close Larkfield Aylesford Kent ME20 6LY

    1 x Beech (T1 applicant reference) Crown lift to 4m over the entire crown, to provide clearance beneath the canopy. Overall crown reduction of approximately 1.5m in all round spread/height (as agreed in principle), with additional reduction of 1.5m specifically on the building-facing side to increase clearance from the property. Tree standing in G1 of TPO

    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01570/TPOC Awaiting decision

    111 Deakin Leas Tonbridge Kent TN9 2JT

    T1 - Mature Oak - Crown reduce by 30% (2.5m reduction). Crown clean - remove internal epicormic growth and dead wood. The reason for the works is to retain natural shape, and to minimise the encroachment on neighbouring properties. Tree standing in rear garden. G1 of TPO

    Received 21 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/01206/TPOC Granted

    9 Haydens Mews Tonbridge Kent TN9 1PZ

    2 x Beech (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Reduce by 1-2M as indicated in annotated photos attached to agents email dated 11th August 2026 and thin by 10%. Standing in Group G6 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Received 25 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/00809/TPOC Granted

    1 Blacklands East Malling West Malling Kent ME19 6DR

    1 x Twin stemmed Sycamore - Reduce by 15% and prune to provide up to 1 metre clearance from the phone wires ensuring no branch of greater than 100mm diameter is removed as part of that treatment. Standing in Group G2 of Tree Preservation Order.

    Received 29 Apr, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Trees