Planning application
The Copse Common Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
3 x Beech stems (applicants ref. T1) - Crown reduce house side to previous pruning points (approximately 2m). Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order.
As published by the council, reference 26/00881/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00881/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Pilgrims With Ightham
- Parish
- Ightham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN15 9DY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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21/00324/TPOC Decided
The Copse Common Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DY
Beech T1 - Crown reduce to previous pruning points, T2 Oak x3 - Crown reduce height by approximately 3m and sides to balance and remove suckers up to approximately 20 feet
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
TreeAbility Agent, registered in Sevenoaks
Active · incorporated 2013 · Sevenoaks
15 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 92% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- SITE PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Tonbridge and Malling granted permission on 10 July 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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The Copse Common Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DY
Beech T1 - Crown reduce to previous pruning points, T2 Oak x3 - Crown reduce height by approximately 3m and sides to balance and remove suckers up to approximately 20 feet
Decided Trees 4 docs -
Camomile House Common Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DY
T1 Oak to crown reduce whole crown by approximately 2m, and crown lift by approximately 2m; T2 Beech to remove one large low limb towards house and 1 or 2 smaller ones to clear away from house
Granted Trees 6 docs -
The Knoll Common Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DY
1 x Beech (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce height by 3-4m and reduce lateral branches to balance by pruning extended branches back to line of main crown, Lift by 2M removing only secondary and tertiary branches. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order
Granted Trees 4 docs -
The Knoll, Common Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9DY
T1 Beech - reduce large low branch back into line with the crown (tree location at The Knoll, Common Road)
Granted Trees 5 docs -
LITTLE KNOLL, COMMON ROAD, IGHTHAM, SEVENOAKS, TN15 9DY
97% historically approved · decision due ~28 Jan
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Awaiting decision Householder Extension Roofing +1 10 docsDomestic -
Little Knoll, Common Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks, TN15 9DY
1 x Oak (in location of red circle on image/map annotated by applicant - with split in main trunk following recent failure of a large limb/stem) - Dismantle/remove to near ground level. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order.
Decided Trees 7 docs
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