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The Copse Common Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DY

Granted Tonbridge and Malling 26/00881/TPOC Tree Preservation Order Consent

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.

  • 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

    Decided 5 Apr 2022 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 May 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 10 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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TreeAbility Agent, registered in Sevenoaks

Active · incorporated 2013 · Sevenoaks

15 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 92% granted

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Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

  • DELEGATED REPORT Decision · 10 Jul 2026
  • DECISION NOTICE Decision · 10 Jul 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 11 May 2026
  • SITE PLAN Site Location Plan · 11 May 2026

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What 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.

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  • The Copse Common Road Ightham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 9DY

    21/00324/TPOC Submitted 8 Feb 2021 35m away

    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

    20/02614/TPOC Submitted 20 Nov 2020 68m away

    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
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    22/01792/TPOC Submitted 15 Aug 2022 119m away

    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

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    21/02254/TPOC Submitted 11 Aug 2021 119m away

    T1 Beech - reduce large low branch back into line with the crown (tree location at The Knoll, Common Road)

    Granted Trees 5 docs
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