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Smiths Croft Smiths Hill West Farleigh Maidstone Kent ME15 0PG

21/505834/TCATrees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 4 February 2022

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conservation Area Notification for 1 x (T1) Beech tree - Pruning of tree up to 3m as required to shape it, 1 x (T2) Ginko tree - Pruning of tree up to 3m as required to shape it, pollarding branches grown over house to avoid roof and drain damage, 1 x (T3) Lime tree - Felling of dangerous tree, (T4) Holly Trees- Pruning and thinning of trees that are overgrown across property and across substation. Some felling required of smaller trees to declutter and 1 x (T5) Horse chestnut tree - Pruning of up to 3.0m across road and paths as required to shape the tree.

Received
7 December 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Coxheath And Hunton
  1. Received7 Dec
  2. Validated7 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Jan
  5. Decided4 Feb

Decided in 59 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Smiths Croft Smiths Hill West Farleigh Maidstone Kent ME15 0PG. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,479 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 0PG
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Farleigh

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 December 2021
Target decision date
18 January 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10345258
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: West FarleighPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Smith'S CroftOn 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.

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© 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
    1 Sep

    Conservation Area notification: T1 - Holly Tree by boundary overhanging road - removal as causing damage to…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area22/504219/TCA
  2. 2022
    5 Apr

    Listed Building Consent repair of the wall and replacement of Royal Mail wall box.

    ApprovedListed building consent22/501365/LBC
  3. 2022
    5 Apr

    Repair of the wall and replacement of Royal Mail wall box.

    ApprovedFull22/501276/FULL
  4. 2020
    29 Sep

    Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 3 (Materials) and Condition 5 (Sample Panel of Brickwork)…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/504422/SUB
  5. 2020
    30 Jul

    Submission of details pursuant to condition 4 (joinery and fencing details) of applications MA/13/0588

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions20/503373/SUB
  6. 2016
    3 Feb

    Conservation area notification to 1no. Ginko - re pollard to 2m gap from house, 1no Beech - to be trimmed…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area16/501506/TCA

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