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The Old Manor House 18 Wrotham Road Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8DB

Awaiting decision Tonbridge and Malling 26/00955/TPOC Tree Preservation Order Consent

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Monterey Cypress T1 (Applicants ref) - Crown reduction by 2-3 meters, reduction in ground height by 3m. Failed and dead branches within tree that require removing and general maintenance of tree to preserve tree health. T1 of Tree Preservation Order

As published by the council, reference 26/00955/TPOC

Application record

Reference
26/00955/TPOC
Type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Status
Registered
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Borough Green And Platt
Parish
Borough Green
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TN15 8DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/02016/TPOC Granted

    The Old Manor House 18 Wrotham Road Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8DB

    Monterey Cypress T1 - A sensitive prune (1.5m-2m) to approx. 9 branches that overhang the neighbours roof

    Decided 7 Oct 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 May 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Tonbridge and Malling took a median of 65 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

  • PHOTOS OF TREES Photo · 19 May 2026
  • APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 19 May 2026
  • TREE LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 19 May 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Tonbridge and Malling for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Tonbridge and Malling decided tree works applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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