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Seal Branch Library High Street Seal Kent TN15 0AL

25/00337/WTCAWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaPermitted

Proposal

T3. Ash tree growing into building prune back to give 1.5 meter clearance

Received
6 February 2025
Decided
13 March 2025 · No Objection Lodged
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Seal & Weald
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received6 Feb
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.7 Feb
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided13 Mar

Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a tree application at Seal Branch Library High Street Seal Kent TN15 0AL. 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 35 days, 9 days longer than Sevenoaks's median. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 87 applications across Seal & Weald. We hold 2,720 applications in total for the TN15 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
25/00337/WTCA
Address
Seal Branch Library High Street Seal Kent TN15 0AL
Postcode
TN15 0AL
Local Authority
Sevenoaks
Application Type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
No Objection Lodged
Ward
Seal & Weald
Parish
Seal

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Unit 2B Bowles Well Gardens Folkestone Kent CT19 6PQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
6 February 2025
Target Decision Date
20 March 2025
Date Decided
13 March 2025
Date Validated
6 February 2025
Date Submitted
6 February 2025
Last Date for Comments
7 February 2025
Permission Expires
13 March 2030

Planning Decision

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

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13756774
Documents
4
Constraints
22
Coordinates
51.288950, 0.219374
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Sevenoaks

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Seal
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, 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 2026-10-09. 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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