Planning application
Lower Bank Sevenoaks Road Seal Chart Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0HB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
2 x Silver Birch (applicants ref. T1 and T3) - Fell. 1 x Beech (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce by 8 meters to sound timber leaving a residual height of around 10 meters. All standing in Woodland W3 of the Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 26/00672/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00672/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 13 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Pilgrims With Ightham
- Parish
- Ightham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN15 0HB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 4 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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26/01708/TPOC Awaiting decision
Lower Bank Sevenoaks Road Seal Chart Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0HB
1 x Scots Pine (applicants ref. T1) - Prune foliage on house side back by approximately 2m to sufficient growth points, rounding the top over where possible by up to 2 meters. Remove dead branches from crown. Standing in Woodland W3 of Tree Preservation Order
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23/00322/FL Granted
Lower Bank Sevenoaks Road Seal Chart Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0HB
Single storey extension and alterations to existing bungalow incorporating a dormer window (Revision to refused application TM/22/02564/FL)
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22/02564/FL Refused
Lower Bank Sevenoaks Road Seal Chart Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0HB
Single storey extension to existing bungalow and new outbuilding to replace existing garage and carport
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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29 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sam Rogers Tree Care Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Hitchin
Active · incorporated 2018 · Hitchin
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- OFFICER REPORT
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- LOWER BANK SEAL CHART ALL 3 TREES
- LOWER BANK SEAL CHART ALL 3 TREES1
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 25 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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