4 Fintonagh Drive Penenden Heath Kent ME14 2AQ
Approved on 24 May 2023
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
TPO application to reduce height of one Mature Holm Oak tree to 14m, reduce north-east spread to 7.5m, thin secondary growth of north-west and south-east spread by 30% and reduce south-west spread to 7.5m.
- Received
- 5 April 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- North
- ReceivedReceived5 Apr
- ValidatedValidated5 Apr
- Consult.Consultation2 May
- TargetTarget Date31 May
- DecidedDecided24 May
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 4 Fintonagh Drive Penenden Heath Kent ME14 2AQ. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days 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 2AQ
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Unparished
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 April 2023
- Last date for comments
- 2 May 2023
- Target decision date
- 31 May 2023
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-11992155
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 30/1972Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, 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
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20265 Nov
Proposed single storey two bed Annex as overflow accommodation, and removal of existing single storey…
PendingApplication26/504237/FULL - 20265 Oct
TPO application to reduce one Mature Holm Oak (T1) to a height of 10m and a radial crown of North 4m, East…
PendingApplication26/503821/TPOA - 20257 Mar
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of a detached garden room.
ApprovedLawful Development Cert. (Proposed)25/500872/LAWPRO - 20204 Nov
Erection of a first floor side extension and part single storey, part two storey rear extension.
ApprovedFull20/505115/FULL - 201925 Mar
TPO Application - T2 Mature Holm Oak to be Reduced to Allow More Light to Pass. Reduce NE Radial Spread to…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order Application19/501395/TPOA
Source: Mid Kent
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