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Dudley House And Hales Court Church Street Maidstone ME14 1BF

21/504193/TCATrees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 9 September 2021

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conservation Area Notification - T1 Sycamore: Reduce by 20% and lift to 4m (to balance tree). The tree is very large and a nuisance to some residents (blocking light and tv signal). Previous application to fell and replace rejected. This is a proposed solution to alleviate issues whilst retaining the mature tree which adds value to the horizon line. Starting H17.5m W from building 5.7m Path 6.7m to H14m W 4m T2 Judas: Reduce by 25% for general maintenance purposes and to keep in size with surroundings. Starting H 8m to 7m Starting W 2.5m to 2m

Received
29 July 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
High Street
  1. Received29 Jul
  2. Validated29 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target9 Sep
  5. Decided9 Sep

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Dudley House And Hales Court Church Street Maidstone ME14 1BF. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across High Street. We hold 1,569 applications in total for the ME14 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
ME14 1BF
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 July 2021
Target decision date
9 September 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Qualitree Services 57 Tonbridge Road Maidstone ME16 8SA

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10083331
Documents
3
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Maidstone, Holy Trinity Church
  • Listed building: Grade II: Opthalmic HospitalOn this site · +3 more
  • Article 4 direction: Maidstone Holy Trinity
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 32/1973Part of the site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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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© 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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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mid Kent

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