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Little Orchard 50 Old Road Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PL

Awaiting decision Tonbridge and Malling 26/01681/TNCA

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.

  • 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%

    Decided 28 Oct 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Sep 2026

    Received by Tonbridge and Malling

  2. 11 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 14 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting decision

    Previously Registered.

  4. 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

  • 50, Little Orchard, Old Road, Wateringbury, Maidstone, ME18 5PL

    25/01350/TNCA Submitted 13 Aug 2025 2m away

    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

    20/02051/TNCA Submitted 17 Sep 2020 31m away

    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

    25/01350/PA Submitted 13 Aug 2025 31m away

    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

    22/01543/TNCA Submitted 14 Jul 2022 82m away

    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

    20/01210/TNCA Submitted 11 Jun 2020 82m away

    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

    26/00337/TNCA Submitted 26 Feb 2026 82m away

    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