Valley Park Community School Huntsman Lane Maidstone Kent ME14 5DT
Approved on 12 September 2022
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
TPO application to reduce back North-western limb of one Black Walnut growing towards building by approximately 5m, further selective pruning of 3no. lateral branches on the lower North-eastern canopy to provide a minimum ground clearance of 3 meters; Reduce long, over-extended stem of one Ash tree overhanging grass area back to fence line
- Received
- 2 August 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Boxley
- ReceivedReceived2 Aug
- ValidatedValidated2 Aug
- Consult.Consultation25 Aug
- TargetTarget Date27 Sep
- DecidedDecided12 Sep
Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Valley Park Community School Huntsman Lane Maidstone Kent ME14 5DT. 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 a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 1,563 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 5DT
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Boxley
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 August 2022
- Last date for comments
- 25 August 2022
- Target decision date
- 27 September 2022
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO: Mrs Wendy Froggatt 1 Turnden Cottages Hartley Road Cranbrook TN17 3QR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11445825
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20262 Jun
TPO application to Fell one (T1) sycamore tree due to growing against raised sewage pipe in woodland and to…
PendingTree Preservation Order Application26/502110/TPOA - 20248 Nov
Tree Preservation Order application: 2011 Common Alder - Dismantle fell to the coppice stool. Chip brushwood…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order Application24/504738/TPOA - 202431 Oct
Section 73 Application for Minor Material Amendment to approved plans condition 3 (to allow for a slightly…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/504530/FULL
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