Mid Kent College Of Higher And Further Education Oakwood Park Tonbridge Road Maidstone Kent ME16 8AQ
Approved on 18 June 2025
Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Tree Preservation Order no. 4 of 2006 Application: G002- Maple, Oak, Birch, Sweet Chestnut, Hazel- Crown lift by 3.2m and prune back lateral limbs to the south by 1.5-2.0m. Lateral limbs to the south are in proximity/touching ducting and outbuilding roofs with some over extended limbs growing toward the main campus building.
- Received
- 20 May 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Maidstone Borough Council
- Ward
- Fant And Oakwood
- ReceivedReceived20 May
- ValidatedValidated20 May
- Consult.Consultation29 May
- TargetTarget Date15 Jul
- DecidedDecided18 Jun
Decided in 29 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Mid Kent College Of Higher And Further Education Oakwood Park Tonbridge Road Maidstone Kent ME16 8AQ. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 4 weeks quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 58 applications across Fant And Oakwood. 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 8AQ
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 May 2025
- Last date for comments
- 29 May 2025
- Target decision date
- 15 July 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- FAO. Mr Niall Connett 940/01 Popjak Road Kent Science Park Sittingbourne Kent ME9 8HL
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14025983
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Tree Preservation Order: Ref 4/2006Part of the site
- Ancient woodlandPart of the site
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202422 Feb
Installation of 2no. air source heat pumps and 3no. solar carport canopies to the existing car park vehicle…
ApprovedFull24/500613/FULL - 202412 Jan
Erection of an education building, associated repairs to hard standing, 2no. parking spaces, soft landscaping…
PendingFull23/505224/FULL - 202321 Nov
Section 73A application for the removal of condition 7 (condition required the retention of vehicle parking)…
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)23/505223/FULL - 202321 Nov
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of an education building, associated repairs to hard…
ApprovedLawful Development Cert. (Proposed)23/505222/LAWPRO - 202325 Jul
Lawful Development Certificate for the Proposed installation of boreholes to the car parking area, with…
ApprovedLawful Development Cert. (Proposed)23/503425/LAWPRO - 202314 Jul
Prior Notification for installation of 873(no) solar pv panels to college roofs with total capacity of…
ApprovedNotification for prior approval Part 1423/503300/PN14J
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