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Smiths Hall Lower Road West Farleigh Kent ME15 0PE

24/500018/TCATrees in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 13 March 2024

Council decision: No ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Conservation Area Notification : G1- Line of three mature Magnolias. Approximate height from 4.5m to 2.5m and width reduced to 3m to 1.5m on all sides. T2 - Tulip, Re balance the crown by reducing back 4 branches by approximately 2-3m. Two branches from the top, reducing back into the crown and two on the west side growing towards house, reduced back into crown. T3 - Yew, Reduce from 15m to 8m, the highest point of growth. G4 - Magnolia and Box Elder. Dead Magnolia and dying Box Elder to be removed and replaced. G5 - 5no. Yew trees, Reduce height by 4-5m from 13m to 8m. Reduce width by approximately 3.5m from 6m to 2.5m. T6 - Cherry - To be removed and replaced. T7 - Goat Willow - To be removed and replaced.

Received
2 January 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Coxheath And Hunton
  1. Received2 Jan
  2. Validated2 Jan
  3. Consult.5 Jan
  4. Target13 Feb
  5. Decided13 Mar

Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Smiths Hall Lower Road West Farleigh Kent ME15 0PE. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. We hold 1,478 applications in total for the ME15 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
ME15 0PE
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
West Farleigh

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 January 2024
Last date for comments
5 January 2024
Target decision date
13 February 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Rob Phelps Laburnum Cottage The Street Eastling ME13 0AZ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12701746
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: West FarleighPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Garden House, West Farleigh HallOn this site · +4 more
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 21/2008Part of the site
  • Ancient woodland: Chestnut GrovePart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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

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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.

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

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