Planning application
20 Birch Crescent Aylesford Kent ME20 7QE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1 x dead Ash (shown in applicants photos) - Remove. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Orders 66/00011/TPO and 66/10020/TPO
As published by the council, reference 26/01502/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01502/TPOC
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford South And Ditton
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- ME20 7QE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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22/01274/TPOC Granted
20 Birch Crescent Aylesford Kent ME20 7QE
Ash Tree - reduce by 3m to create new crown, thin and deadwood Reason - maintenance and preservation. Standing in area A1 of Tree Preservation Order
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20/02800/TPOC Granted
20 Birch Crescent Aylesford Kent ME20 7QE
T1 Sweet Chestnut to reduce by 3m on lowest limbs and only remove excessive weight
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 October 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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- NOTIFICATION OF DEAD TREE
- APPLICANTS PHOTOS
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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's median decision took 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Tonbridge and Malling's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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45 Birch Crescent Aylesford Kent ME20 7QE
95% historically approved · decision due ~25 Aug
1 x Chestnut (applicants ref. T1) - Cut back one branch which overhangs the neighbouring property of 46 Birch Crescent so that the branch is 1.5m short of the boundary as specified in applicants annotated photo. 2 x Leylandii (applicants ref. T2 and T3) - Remove and replant 5x Leylandii.
Awaiting decision 6 docs -
19, Birch Crescent, Aylesford, ME20 7QE
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Granted Trees 7 docs -
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