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Barons Place Farm Seven Mile Lane Mereworth Maidstone Kent ME18 5NE

Decided Tonbridge and Malling 26/00973/HN Hedgerow Notification

Works: Trees

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Hedgerow Removal Notification under the Environment Act 1995 and the Hedgerow Regulations 1997. Removal of a 5-metre section of established hedgerow at the junction of Barons Place and Moorcocks Farms (as shown on the submitted Proposed site layout plan - Drawing No. DHA/38111/03 dated May 2026) to facilitate ease of movement between the respective land parcels.

As published by the council, reference 26/00973/HN

Application record

Reference
26/00973/HN
Type
Hedgerow Notification
Status
Awaiting decision
Decision
Hedgerow May Be Removed
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Decided
3 Jul 2026
Ward
East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
Parish
Mereworth (Mereworth)
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
ME18 5NE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 May 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 3 Jul 2026

    Decision issued: Hedgerow May Be Removed

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

DHA Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Maidstone

Active · incorporated 1992 · Maidstone

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Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE Decision · 03 Jul 2026
  • OFFICER REPORT Decision · 03 Jul 2026
  • AMENDED APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 29 Jun 2026
  • MEREWORTH PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 22 Jun 2026
  • 38111 - MOORCOCKS FARM HRN COVERING LETTER (FINAL) Correspondence with applicant/agent · 20 May 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 20 May 2026
  • SITE CONTEXT PLAN Drawing · 20 May 2026
  • EXISTING SITE LAYOUT PLAN Drawing · 20 May 2026
  • PROPOSED SITE LAYOUT PLAN Drawing · 20 May 2026

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After the decision

Tonbridge and Malling has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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