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Cherry Orchard House Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TY

17/502229/TCATrees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 5 June 2017

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree in Conservation area notification - Populus nigra var. "Italica" - Lombardy Poplar: Approx. 6 trees to Re-pollard back to previous points 3m approx. Juglans regia - walnut: to reduce the crown of the tree by the selective removal of between 2-2.5 metres from the branch tips. This is in practice a reduction of leaf mass of approx. 25%. Juglans regia - walnut: to reduce the crown of the tree by the selective removal of between 1-2 metres from the branch tips. This is in practice a reduction of leaf mass of approx. 25%. Ornamental variegated conifer: to reduce in height by approx. 1/3rd and re shape the entire tree to leave in a more formal dome shape. Robinia pseudoacacia - false acacia: to sever and remove the ivy from the crown of the tree and reduce the crown of the tree by pruning the branch tips in by no more than 2metres.

Received
25 April 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Boughton And Courtenay
  1. Received25 Apr
  2. Validated25 Apr
  3. Consult.26 May
  4. Target6 Jun
  5. Decided5 Jun

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Cherry Orchard House Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TY. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 2 weeks quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in the Staplestreet conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Boughton And Courtenay. We hold 1,016 applications in total for the ME13 postcode area.

92% of trees applications at Maidstone Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
ME13 9TY
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hernhill

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 April 2017
Last date for comments
26 May 2017
Target decision date
6 June 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Wayne Elwell Ebb House 11 St Swithins Rd Whitstable CT5 2HT

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06019343
Documents
4
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Staplestreet
  • Listed building: Grade II: HomesteadOn this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    20 May

    Conservation area notification to remove, back to the main stem, the lowest branch (15cm dia approx.) of one…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area22/502591/TCA
  2. 2020
    24 Sep

    Conservation area notification to reduce height of one Common Yew to 3.5m. The side of the tree to be hedge…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area20/504427/TCA
  3. 2011
    8 Aug

    To reduce 2m clearance and balance crown of Beech and to crown thin to Norway Maples by 20% and crown lift.

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTC/11/0076
  4. 2008
    30 Oct

    Listed Building Consent for replacement of prefabricated concrete garage (Revision to previous approved…

    WithdrawnListed building consentSW/08/1090
  5. 2008
    30 Oct

    Replacement of prefabricated concrete garage (Revision to previous approved application SW/06/1035

    ApprovedFullSW/08/1089
  6. 2007
    17 Sep

    Reduce Walnut by 30% and remove Conifer.

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaTC/07/0079

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