Smiths Hall Lower Road West Farleigh Maidstone Kent ME15 0PE
Approved on 20 July 2018
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Tree Preservation Order application to Fell one Horse Chestnut Tree (1) and Fell one Beech Tree (2) as numbered on plan.
- Received
- 8 May 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Coxheath And Hunton
- ReceivedReceived8 May
- ValidatedValidated8 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date3 Jul
- DecidedDecided20 Jul
Decided in 73 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Smiths Hall Lower Road West Farleigh Maidstone Kent ME15 0PE. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the ME15 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
- ME15 0PE
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- West Farleigh
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 May 2018
- Target decision date
- 3 July 2018
- Permission expires
- 20 July 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Garden House Lower Road West Farleigh Maidstone Kent ME15 0PE
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: West FarleighPart of the site
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 21/2008Part of the site
- Ancient woodland: Chestnut GrovePart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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, 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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202311 Apr
Listed Building Consent for re-building of damaged boundary wall. (Works commenced)
ApprovedListed building consent23/501746/LBC - 201819 Oct
Trees in Conservation Area application; Tree (1) Variegated Holly - Fell, Trees (2, 3, 4, 5) - Holly - Fell.
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area18/505295/TCA
Source: Mid Kent
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