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Sobell Lodge High Street Staplehurst Kent TN12 0BJ

26/501070/TPOATree Preservation Order ApplicationAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

TPO application to remove (fell) one English Oak (T1) to near ground level. Owner to physically remove any regrowth (no chemical treatment due to translocation risk).

Received
19 March 2026
Decision due
14 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Staplehurst
  1. Received19 Mar
  2. Validated19 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Sobell Lodge High Street Staplehurst Kent TN12 0BJ. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 50 applications across Staplehurst. We hold 1,128 applications in total for the TN12 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
TN12 0BJ
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Staplehurst

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
FAO: Mrs Vicki Harrison Unit 8 Stephenson House Horsley Business Centre Horsley NE15 0NY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14794168
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Staplehurst
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, 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, ancient woodland, 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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