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9 Longwood Walderslade Kent ME5 9JG

23/505786/TPOATree Preservation Order ApplicationApproved

Approved on 23 February 2024

Council decision: TPOA Split Lesser/ ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order Application : T1 Dead Sweet chestnut hung up in adjacent tree - Fell. T2 Sweet Chestnut coppice stall with failed snapped tree in rear garden from woodland - Fell coppice stool. T3 Hornbeam with sever lean into no.9 - Fell.

Received
21 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Boxley
  1. Received21 Dec
  2. Validated21 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Feb
  5. Decided23 Feb

Decided in 64 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 9 Longwood Walderslade Kent ME5 9JG. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 64 days, 8 days 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 479 applications in total for the ME5 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
ME5 9JG
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Boxley

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 December 2023
Target decision date
15 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Gavin Evans Unit 2B Bowles Well Gardens Folkestone Kent CT19 6PQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12693213
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1/1969
  • Ancient woodland: Frith/Impton Woods
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Mid Kent

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