Planning application
Thickets 251 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce by 2/3 metres. 1 x Silver Birch (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce the height by approximately 4 metres and remove the dead top. (2 x dead Silver Birch (applicants ref. T3 and T4) - Fell to ground level).
As published by the council, reference 26/00456/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00456/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford South And Ditton
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME20 7QD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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21/02177/TNCA Granted
Thickets 251 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QD
Maple (T1) and Silver Birch (T2) to fell
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21/00777/FL Granted
Thickets 251 Woodlands Road Aylesford Kent ME20 7QD
Demolition of existing garage and erection of replacement outbuilding containing single garage and garden room, alterations to main dwelling including rear extension at first floor level to replace existing central gable, new dormer window to family bathroom and associated alterations to rear elevation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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27 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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8 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Roberts Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Aylesford
Active · incorporated 2019 · Aylesford
18 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
- AYLESFORD PARISH COUNCIL
- DECISION NOTICE
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PHOTOGRAPHS OF TREES
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PHOTOGRAPHS OF TREES
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PHOTOGRAPHS OF TREES
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PHOTOGRAPHS OF TREES
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RECEIVED 13 MAY 2026
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 4 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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