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Monchelsea Park Estate Sutton Road Maidstone Kent

26/502339/TPOATree Preservation Order ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Tree Preservation Order Application: T1 Common Oak - Prune back eastern side of crown by approximately 3m, from a radius of 7m to 4m and re balance crown, T2 Common Ash - Reduce crown by approximately 3m, from a height of 17m to 14m and carry out a proportional width reduction from an average crown spread of 10m to 7m, T3 Common Oak - Remove dead limb overhanging the play area, T4 Ash Tree adjacent to T2 - Reduce over-extended lateral limb to adjacent ash tree, overhanging access road by 4m from a length of 8m, G1 A Group of Oak, Ash, and Willow - Prune back branches by approximately 2 to 3 metres from an average spread of 8m to 5 to 6m to give a 3m clearance from building.

Received
24 June 2026
Decision due
19 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Senacre
  1. Received24 Jun
  2. Validated24 Jun
  3. Consult.16 Jul
  4. Target19 Aug
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 16 July.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (4)

About this application

This is a tree application at Monchelsea Park Estate Sutton Road Maidstone Kent. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 June 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 8 applications across Senacre.

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Application details

Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Otham

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 June 2026
Last date for comments
16 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Miss Tamara Constable 1 Turnden Cottages Hartley Road Cranbrook Kent TN17 3QR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15018115
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 36/1981Part of the site · +3 more
  • Ancient woodland: Bicknor WoodPart 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: Mid Kent

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