Planning application
The Old Vicarage Borough Green Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RA
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 Monterey Cypress (applicants ref. T1) - Laterally reduce the East, South and West sides by approx 2.5-3m to reduce end weight of the branches to mitigate against branch failure and also to bring into shape with the height and north side of the tree. 1 x Lime tree (applicants ref. T2) - Reduce the tree in height by approx 40% by the removal of approx 5m in height and laterally reduce the sides by approx 3m to bring into shape, also remove epicormic growth up to crown break.
As published by the council, reference 26/01616/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01616/TNCA
- Status
- Unknown
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Pilgrims With Ightham
- Parish
- Wrotham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- TN15 7RA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 4 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00982/TNCA Granted
The Old Vicarage Borough Green Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RA
1 x Cherry tree (applicants ref. T1) - Reduce the tree overall by approx 40% (approx 3m overall reduction) 1 x Magnolia tree (applicants ref. T2) - Laterally reduce the protruding lawn side of the tree by approx 2.5m to bring into shape with the remaining crown.
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21/01746/TNCA Granted
The Old Vicarage Borough Green Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RA
Works to a Lime Tree (1) to remove tall side branch and smaller lower branches and a Holly (2) to remove top 2.5 metres
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19/02214/TNCA Granted
The Old Vicarage Borough Green Road Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RA
T1 Golden Conifer - Reduce top to previous pruning points and trim sides. T2 Hawthorn - Reduce laterals over pavement by 1m. T3 Strawberry Tree - Cut back to edge of gravel and alongside of path, leave low section by grass. T4 Purple Plum - Crown reduce to just below previous pruning points. T5 Holly - Trim. T6 Purple Plum - Crown reduce to previous pruning points. T7 Mulberry - Reduce 2 limbs by house by 2m. Remove 2 large low dead branches. T8 Fig - Prune to give 1m clearance from house
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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2 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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7 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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12 Oct 2026
Status changed to Unknown
Previously Awaiting decision.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- TREE LOCATION PLAN
- PHOTOGRAPH
- PHOTOGRAPH
- PHOTOGRAPH
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
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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 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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