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The Poplars Greenwich Close Maidstone Kent ME16 0JA

23/503328/TPOATree Preservation Order ApplicationApproved

Approved on 27 November 2023

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Tree Preservation Order Application: T4 Pine - Remove 2 x branches over decking back to source so the area beneath can be used.

Received
17 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bridge
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.19 Jul
  4. Target11 Sep
  5. Decided27 Nov

Decided in 133 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Poplars Greenwich Close Maidstone Kent ME16 0JA. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 133 days, 11 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 799 applications in total for the ME16 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
ME16 0JA
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Unparished

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 July 2023
Last date for comments
19 July 2023
Target decision date
11 September 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Caroline Everest 57 Tonbridge Road Maidstone ME16 8SA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12319142
Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 12/2004Protected 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Source: Mid Kent

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