Planning application
Rowan Wood Maidstone Road Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8JH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 x Silver Birch (applicants ref. T1) - Remove. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order
As published by the council, reference 26/00563/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00563/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 27 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 16 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Borough Green And Platt
- Parish
- Platt
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN15 8JH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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21/01462/TPOC Granted
Rowan Wood Maidstone Road Platt Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8JH
Oak T4 - Remove 3x low branches over hut, the branches are long and over extended with the potential to fail. T5 Silver Birch - Remove upper forked branch over hut to remove the risk of union failing and damage to the scout hut
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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16 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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8 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
NPC Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor
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3 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOCATION OF TREE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 16 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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