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6 Ploughmans Way Boxley Kent ME5 9DE

26/500158/TPOATree Preservation Order ApplicationApproved

Approved on 3 March 2026

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order application to trim over hanging branches of x2 Hornbeam trees. Crowns are 7-8m across at the widest point. trim 1-2m

Received
15 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Boxley Downs
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target12 Mar
  5. Decided3 Mar

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 6 Ploughmans Way Boxley Kent ME5 9DE. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 47 days, 9 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Boxley Downs. 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 9DE
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Boxley

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2026
Last date for comments
6 February 2026
Target decision date
12 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14620855
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 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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