Whistler Manor Pilgrims Lakes Harrietsham Kent ME17 1BY
Refused on 19 January 2024
Council decision: Application RefusedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Tree preservation order notification : T1 - Large Sycamore tree next to the lake to be reduced in height to leave the tree at a height of approx 15m. Crown to be reduced by 5m from all around the tree to reduce the overall canopy, aiming to reduce spread to approx. 10m. It probably has a spread of 18-20m currently.
- Received
- 20 November 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Harrietsham And Lenham
- ReceivedReceived20 Nov
- ValidatedValidated20 Nov
- Consult.Consultation12 Dec
- TargetTarget Date15 Jan
- DecidedDecided19 Jan
Decided in 60 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Whistler Manor Pilgrims Lakes Harrietsham Kent ME17 1BY. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,311 applications in total for the ME17 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
- ME17 1BY
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Harrietsham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 November 2023
- Last date for comments
- 12 December 2023
- Target decision date
- 15 January 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr Abdelghani Benriyyan 41 Sendles Field Otham Maidstone ME15 8YR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12599305
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low 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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Mid Kent
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