Planning application
South Aylesford Retail Park Quarry Wood Industrial Estate Aylesford Kent
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.
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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
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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21 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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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
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- AYLESFORD PARISH COUNCIL
- NEIGHBOUR COMMENT (OBJECTION) SUBMITTED ONLINE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- TREE SURVEY REPORT
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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