Planning application
Little Orchard 50 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
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 Tulip Tree - Fell.
As published by the council, reference 26/01681/TNCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01681/TNCA
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Postcode
- ME18 5PL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Tonbridge and Malling register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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20/02051/TNCA Granted
Little Orchard 50 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
Remove Leylandii, Ornamental Fir, 2x Golden Thujas, Fir, Christmas Tree, Pine, Silver Birch, Sycamore, Flowering Cherry and Tulip trees. Ash and Lime tree to be reduced by 25% and Pollard Golden Leylandii by 50%
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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11 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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14 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting decision
Previously Registered.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 November 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.
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'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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50, Little Orchard, Old Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5PL
1 x Crab Apple, 2 x Flowering Cherry, 3 x Cypress leylandii, 1 x Sycamore, 3 x Laurel and 1 x Prunus - Remove. (1 x Dawn Redwood - Remove dead branches only.)
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Little Orchard 50 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
Remove Leylandii, Ornamental Fir, 2x Golden Thujas, Fir, Christmas Tree, Pine, Silver Birch, Sycamore, Flowering Cherry and Tulip trees. Ash and Lime tree to be reduced by 25% and Pollard Golden Leylandii by 50%
Granted Trees 5 docs -
50, Little Orchard, Old Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5PL
1 x Crab Apple, 2 x Flowering Cherry, 3 x Cypress leylandii, 1 x Sycamore, 3 x Laurel and 1 x Prunus - Remove. (1 x Dawn Redwood - Remove dead branches only.)
Granted Trees 3 docs -
The Red House 1 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
T1 Lime - Re-pollard, T2 Box Elder - Crown reduce height by approximately 1-2m and remove suckers on trunk up to main fork, T3 Dying Cherry - Dismantle to near ground level, T8 Box Elder - Crown reduce whole crown by approximately 1-2m to shape
Granted Trees 6 docs -
The Red House 1 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
T1 Whitebeam to dismantle to near ground level and treat stump to help prevent regrowth
Granted Trees 5 docs -
The Red House 1 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL
T1 (Applicants ref) - Lime- reduce to 14m in height and 4m radial crown spread (using previous reduction points as a guide), T2 (Applicants ref) - 2x Yews- reduce to 13m in height and 6n 5e 4s 5w radial crown spread (no change to crown spread overhanging road), T3 (Applicants ref) - Conifer hedge- reduce to 3m in height and T4 (Applicants ref)- Cherry- Fell to ground level (tree in poor condition). Works are desired to increase light into the front of the property and the rear garden.
Granted Trees 6 docs