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Little Jubilee Farm Stickfast Lane Ulcombe Kent ME17 1HA

25/504719/TPOATree Preservation Order ApplicationApproved

Approved on 8 January 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

TPO application; G1 - Cut back branches on line of Hornbeam fowling fence to allow for fence repair (no change in overall height or crown spreads). G2 - Fell to ground level Silver Birch/chestnut whips to west of T009 Hornbeam to reinstate 3.25m wide vehicular access up to mature Oak at end of row of Hornbeam. G3 - Clear 1m wide strip to west of fence-line and remove trees/branches (predominantly Silver Birch and Sweet Chestnut) growing through the fence to allow for fence repair (from north end of G1 to corner of neighboring field). G4 - Crown raise south crown of trees (various species) overhanging fence to approx 6m to allow access for farm equipment across fields to south. G5 - Remove fallen trees and self sown trees in drainage ditch to prevent blockages in the drainage channel and allow for the installation/repair of the fence to the east side of the drainage ditch. G6 - Crown raise trees all round next to outbuildings to 6m to allow access for farm subject to TPO 6 of 2008.

Received
17 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Headcorn And Sutton Valence
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated17 Nov
  3. Consult.10 Dec
  4. Target12 Jan
  5. Decided8 Jan

Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Little Jubilee Farm Stickfast Lane Ulcombe Kent ME17 1HA. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 140 applications across Headcorn And Sutton Valence. 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 1HA
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ulcombe

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 November 2025
Last date for comments
10 December 2025
Target decision date
12 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO Mr Joshua Hood 20 Church Street Boughton Monchelsea ME17 4HW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14466581
Documents
4

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 6/2008
  • Ancient woodland: Kingsnorth Wood
  • 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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