Planning application
21 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ES
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Field Maple and 1 x Acacia (applicants ref. T1 and T2) - Reduce by 30%, Thin by 10%, Balance canopy and Remove Deadwood. Standing in Woodland W1 Tree Preservation Orders 64/00021/TPO and 64/10006/TPO
As published by the council, reference 26/00457/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00457/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 21 May 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford South And Ditton
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME20 6ES
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00357/FL Granted
21 Gorse Crescent Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6ES
Single storey front extension with porch and new window to rear side elevation
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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
19 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- AYLESFORD PARISH COUNCIL
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION OF TREE
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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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