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CRABTREE MANOR, MERES LANE, FIVE ASHES, TN20 6JS

Granted Wealden TM/2025/0325/TPO Tree with Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 - OAK - TO CUT DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL - THE TREE IS IN SIGNIFICANT DECLINE, WITH THE UPPER SECTION OF THE CROWN COMPLETELY DEAD AND SHOWING NO LEAF COVERAGE DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THE ONLY LIVE GROWTH PRESENT IS A SMALL LATERAL BRANCH HALFWAY UP THE STEM, INDICATING SEVERE DIEBACK AND POOR OVERALL VITALITY. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF CROWN DECLINE, THE TREE HAS LIMITED LONG-TERM VIABILITY AND PRESENTS AN INCREASING RISK OF BRANCH OR STEM FAILURE. REMOVAL IS RECOMMENDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SAFETY G1 - 5 ASH TREES - TO CUT DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL. - ALL FIVE ASH TREES WITHIN THIS GROUP ARE DEAD, WITH NO LEAF EMERGENCE DURING THIS YEARS GROWING SEASON. THE CROWNS HAVE EXHIBITED PROGRESSIVE DIEBACK OVER RECENT YEARS, CONSISTENT WITH ASH DIEBACK, RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF VITALITY. THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THESE TREES IS NOW COMPROMISED, PRESENTING A RISK OF BRANCH OR WHOLE-TREE FAILURE. REMOVAL IS PROPOSED ON THE GROUNDS OF SAFETY.

As published by the council, reference TM/2025/0325/TPO

Application record

Reference
TM/2025/0325/TPO
Type
Tree with Preservation Order
Status
Decision Issued
Decision
Granted As published: No objections
Received
27 Nov 2025
Validated
27 Nov 2025
Decided
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Mayfield & Five Ashes
Parish
Mayfield & Five Ashes
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
TN20 6JS

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wealden register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • WD/2023/1330/NMA Withdrawn

    CRABTREE MANOR, MERES LANE, FIVE ASHES, TN20 6JS

    APPLICATION FOR A NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENT TO WD/2018/2730/F NON-MATERIAL AMENDMENTS ARE SOUGHT IN RESPECT OF THE APPROVED PLANS AND ELEVATIONS FOR THE PROPOSED SWIMMING POOL AND POND PLANT ROOMS.

    Decided 8 Jun 2023 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Nov 2025

    Received by Wealden

  2. 17 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: No objections

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wealden granted permission on 17 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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