Planning application
Wateringbury Place 50 Canon Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Sycamore: To remove dead section back to the main bifurcation at approx. 4m from ground level. (see image 1) T2 Sycamore to fell to near ground level. T3 - T5 Yew (group) To fell to near ground level. T6 Ash to remove the westward lateral branch to source at approx. 4m from ground level. T7 Oak in severe decline to fell to near ground level. G1 Group of Sycamore: Approx. 8 stems to fell to near ground level
As published by the council, reference 26/00929/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00929/TNCA
- Type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 14 May 2026
- Validated
- 14 May 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
- Parish
- Wateringbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME18 5PQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 6 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00493/TNCA Decided
Wateringbury Place 50 Canon Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PQ
1 x large dead Ash - Remove. 1 x multi-stem Acacia - Remove central dead stem only
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26/00365/TNCA Decided
Wateringbury Place 50 Canon Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PQ
1 x Ash (in location marked on annotated aerial images and in centre of applicants photo) - Fell
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25/02079/TNCA Decided
Wateringbury Place 50 Canon Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PQ
2 x dead Elder - Fell
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19/02824/LB Granted
Wateringbury Place 50 Canon Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PQ
Listed Building Application: refurbishment of the internal areas of the Victorian Cottage which involves demolitions and upgrading of the internal fabric of the building, replacement of non original upvc windows with traditional timber sash windows, renewal of the existing pitched slate roofs using natural slates, lead flashings and matching detailing, construction of a new entrance and corridor to the cottage and the extension of an existing slate pitch roof over flat roofed area
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19/02823/FL Granted
Wateringbury Place 50 Canon Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PQ
Refurbishment of the internal areas of the Victorian Cottage which involves demolitions and upgrading of the internal fabric of the building, replacement of non original upvc windows with traditional timber sash windows, renewal of the existing pitched slate roofs using natural slates, lead flashings and matching detailing, construction of a new entrance and corridor to the cottage and the extension of an existing slate pitch roof over flat roofed area
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 May 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Aspire Tree and Vegetation Management Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Maidstone
Active · incorporated 2025 · Maidstone
4 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- IMAGE 2
- IMAGE 3
- LOCATION OF TREES
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- IMAGE 1
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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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