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The Den Tunstall Road Tunstall ME9 8DX

21/501354/TCATrees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 27 April 2021

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Works to trees in a Conservation area: T01 Horse Chestnut - Reduce canopy of tree by approx 1m all over (Retaining approx 9m height and 4.5m raddial spread), Remove major deadwood. T02 Cherry - Remove major deadwood, reduce Northern & Eastern section of canopy to balance removing approx 2m - leaving height between 5- 6m and radial spread @ 2.5m. T03 Strawberry Tree - Reduce tree by removal of outof shape sections of canopy, removing upto 1m from height, retaining 4m. T04 Acacia - Remove major deadwood and monitor for further decline. T05 Unidentified Tree - Reduce tree to approx 2m (area of previous reduction), removing approx 1-2m leaving 2m. T06 Tree of Heaven - Re-reduce the tree back to previous reduction points, removing 6-8m from height , retaining at least 10m, removing 2-3m from radial spread , leaving 3-4m. T07 Cherry Laurel - Reduce height of tree removing 3.25m, retaining 3.25m. T08 Portugese laurel - Remove out of shape upper sections of the canopy, removing up to 4m retaining 3m. T09 Tropical Laurel - Reduce tree to match height of neighbouring tree, removing 2-3m , retaining 4-4.5m. T10 Wild Cherry - Remove major deadwood. T11 Apple x 3 - To lightly reshape canopies to balance, removing no more than 30cm leaving 3.2m. T12 Cornelian Cherry - Prune to give at least 0.5m clearance of adjacent building. T13 Firethorn (Pyracantha spp) & Dogwood (Cornus sp.) - Prune to give 1m clearance of utility lines. T14 Common Juniper - Remove tree. T15 Yew - Lift canopy to give 2m clearance by removal of secondary growth only. T16 Tree of heaven - Remove tree. T17 Elder - Fell. T18 Atlas Cedar - Remove bad pruning stubs noted over play area. T19 Fruit Trees x 6 - Formative prune removing dead, rubbing or diseased branches, lift canopies to give 3m ground clearance.

Received
11 March 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
West Downs
  1. Received11 Mar
  2. Validated11 Mar
  3. Consult.2 Apr
  4. Target22 Apr
  5. Decided27 Apr

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Den Tunstall Road Tunstall ME9 8DX. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in the Tunstall conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across West Downs. We hold 1,168 applications in total for the ME9 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
ME9 8DX
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tunstall

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 March 2021
Last date for comments
2 April 2021
Target decision date
22 April 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Cantia Arboricultural Services 20 Leybourne Road Strood Rochester ME2 3QG England

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09617138
Documents
7
Constraints
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Tunstall
  • Listed building: Grade II: The DenOn this site · +1 more
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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Planning history at this site

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2022
    23 Aug

    Conservation area notification: Fell one Silver Birch; Remove one small Leyland Cypress Hedge.

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area22/504147/TCA
  2. 2021
    11 Oct

    Section 73 - Application for Minor Material Amendment to approved plans condition 2 (Roof to be clad in slate…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)21/505400/FULL
  3. 2021
    27 Jan

    Section 73 - Application for minor material amendment to approved plans condition 2 (to increase building…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)21/500348/FULL
  4. 2020
    1 Dec

    Conservation Area Notification - Ash (T0) - branch overhanging road to be lopped off and general maintenance…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area20/505733/TCA
  5. 2020
    17 Jul

    Erection of motor home shelter with associated driveway.

    ApprovedFull20/503121/FULL
  6. 2019
    9 Sep

    Conservation Area notification 1 x (T1) Tilia x Europaea - common lime - to reduce the crown of the tree by…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area19/504544/TCA

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