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5, Pilgrims Lakes, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1BY

TA/0038/10Tree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 24 May 2010

Council decision: Application PermittedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

An application for consent to reduce the height of the crowns of two Ash trees to approximately 20 metres so that the tops of the crown blend in together, and reduce in length long branch of one Ash tree; all trees being subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 3 of 1964.

Received
9 April 2010
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Harrietsham And Lenham
  1. Received9 Apr
  2. Validated9 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target3 Jun
  5. Decided24 May

Decided in 45 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 5, Pilgrims Lakes, Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent, ME17 1BY. Mid Kent has handled 831 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Mid Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 1,310 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 1BY
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Harrietsham

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 April 2010
Target decision date
3 June 2010
Application expires
4 June 2010
Permission expires
23 May 2012

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
3

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    19 Jan

    TPO application to reduce one Yew (T1) to a height of 10m and spread of 3m Yew (TPO 3 of 1964).

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order Application26/500207/TPOA
  2. 2024
    10 Oct

    TPO Application to lift one willow tree (T1) to 4m and to fell one sycamore tree (T2) to ground.

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order Application24/504190/TPOA
  3. 2022
    28 Jun

    Tree Preservation Order application: G1 - 2 x Ash trees. One is leaning across the lake, if this falls in it…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order Application22/503023/TPOA
  4. 2021
    15 Nov

    TPO application to fell one Yew to ground level.

    WithdrawnTree Preservation Order Application21/506127/TPOA
  5. 2020
    5 Nov

    TPO Application to fell 2 x Ash trees and remove stump grind.

    RefusedTree Preservation Order Application20/505211/TPOA
  6. 2020
    5 Aug

    TPO Application PART A - G1 -remove 2 Ash trees completely and stump grind. PART B - T1 - remove 1 Ash tree…

    RefusedTree Preservation Order Application20/503549/TPOA

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