Planning application
4 Marlow Copse Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9DP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Tulip Tree (applicants ref. 1) - Reduce the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres. Group of 3 x Sweet Chestnut and 1 x Goat Willow (applicants ref. 2) - Section fell to ground level. 1 x Sweet Chestnut (applicants ref. 3) - Re-pollard back to previous pollard points. All Standing in Woodland W7 of Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 26/00532/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00532/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Walderslade
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- ME5 9DP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Sevenoaks
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Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 20 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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2, MARLOW COPSE, WALDERSLADE, CHATHAM, ME5 9DP
1 x Twin-stemmed Birch tree (with one stem which has live growth arising from it) - Fell to ground level. (3 x dead Silver Birch (one twin-stemmed tree and two single stemmed trees) - Fell to ground level. 1 x dead stem of twin-stemmed Birch tree - Fell to ground level.). All standing in Woodland W7 of Tree Preservation Order.
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1 Frensham Walk Chatham Kent ME5 9DU
1 x Oak - Reduce height back to most recent previous reduction points, Lift crown to the height of the gutter of the dwelling house 1 Frensham Walk, (Remove deadwood), Reduce branch spread to the north over 3 Frensham Walk and south over 8 Marlow Copse to 6.5m from the stem/trunk. Standing in Woodland W7 of Tree Preservation Order
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2, Marlow Copse, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 9DP
1 x Twin-stemmed Birch tree (with one stem which has live growth arising from it) - Fell to ground level. (3 x dead Silver Birch (one twin-stemmed tree and two single stemmed trees) - Fell to ground level. 1 x dead stem of twin-stemmed Birch tree - Fell to ground level.). All standing in Woodland W7 of Tree Preservation Order.
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8, FRENSHAM WALK, CHATHAM, ME5 9DU
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1 x Oak (applicants ref. No. 1) - Crown lift to the height of the houses by removing the branches on the northern and southern side which are overhanging the roofs of numbers 6 and 8 Frensham Walk, Reduce height of the tree by approximately 5ft (from 50ft high to 45ft high) and Reduce the width of the crown to approximately 22ft (from 30ft to 22ft), this work will involve removal of 13 branches (6 on one side of the crown and 7 on the opposite side of the crown) and reduction of 12 branches, (Remove deadwood). Standing in Woodland W7 of Tree Preservation Order.
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