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St Bartholomews Church The Green Otford Kent TN14 5PD

23/02882/WTCAWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaPermitted

Proposal

T1 Yew - Crown reduce top and the right hand heavily weighted side by approximately 2m to reduce weight and rebalance crown.

Received
4 October 2023
Decided
26 October 2023 · No Objection Lodged
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Otford & Shoreham
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received4 Oct
  2. Validated4 Oct
  3. Consult.5 Oct
  4. Target15 Nov
  5. Decided26 Oct

Decided in 22 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Sevenoaks97% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at St Bartholomews Church The Green Otford Kent TN14 5PD. Sevenoaks has handled 1,107 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 26 days. This one was decided in 22 days, 4 days quicker than Sevenoaks's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 9 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Otford & Shoreham. We hold 970 applications in total for the TN14 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
23/02882/WTCA
Address
St Bartholomews Church The Green Otford Kent TN14 5PD
Postcode
TN14 5PD
Local Authority
Sevenoaks
Application Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
No Objection Lodged
Ward
Otford & Shoreham
Parish
Otford

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address
Little Knoll Common Rd Ightham TN15 9DY

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
4 October 2023
Target Decision Date
15 November 2023
Date Decided
26 October 2023
Date Validated
4 October 2023
Date Submitted
4 October 2023
Last Date for Comments
5 October 2023
Permission Expires
26 October 2028

Planning Decision

Decision
No Objection Lodged
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
42 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12500206
Documents
3
Constraints
29
Coordinates
51.312200, 0.191797
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Sevenoaks

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (17)

flood storage areas, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, 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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© 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 2026-10-09. 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.

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