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50 Oak Lane Headcorn Kent TN27 9TG

26/501119/TPOATree Preservation Order ApplicationAwaiting decision

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order application: T1 Oak - 15m height, 12m spread. Crown lift by 2m and reduce crown by 3m. T2 Oak - 15m height, 13m spread. Lift crown by 2m and reduce crown by 5m.

Received
25 March 2026
Decision due
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Headcorn And Sutton Valence
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 17 April.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (5)

About this application

This is a tree application at 50 Oak Lane Headcorn Kent TN27 9TG. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 25 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 140 applications across Headcorn And Sutton Valence. We hold 353 applications in total for the TN27 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
TN27 9TG
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Headcorn

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Last date for comments
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Ben Topping Brooklands Maidstone Road Horsemonden Tonbridge Kent TN12 8DB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14804274
Documents
5

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 23/1983Protected tree on or next to this site · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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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