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The Box House 2 St Ediths Road Kemsing Kent TN15 6PT

26/00166/WTCAWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 17 February 2026

Council decision: No Objection LodgedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 Conifers x2 - Dismantle to near ground level, T2 Yew - Trim hard all over by 25cm and T3 Sycamore - Crown lift away from roof to give 1-2m clearance removing approximately 1m from branches near the roof.

Received
23 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kemsing
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated6 Feb
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target20 Mar
  5. Decided17 Feb

Decided in 11 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Box House 2 St Ediths Road Kemsing Kent TN15 6PT. Sevenoaks has handled 1,111 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 weeks quicker than Sevenoaks's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Kemsing. We hold 2,793 applications in total for the TN15 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Sevenoaks District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
TN15 6PT
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kemsing

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 February 2026
Last date for comments
6 February 2026
Target decision date
20 March 2026
Permission expires
17 February 2031

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Little Knoll Common Rd Ightham TN15 9DY

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14645312
Documents
4
Constraints
29

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: KemsingPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Box HouseOn this site · +3 more
  • 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, 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.

Planning history at this site

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    11 Nov

    Installation of a photovoltaic (PV) solar energy system, comprising 24 roof-mounted solar panels and a…

    PendingHouseholder24/02992/HOUSE
  2. 2024
    27 Sep

    Various works to trees

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area24/02583/WTCA
  3. 2023
    17 Mar

    Various works to trees.

    PendingWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area23/00792/WTCA
  4. 2021
    26 Feb

    Various works to trees CA.

    ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area21/00590/WTCA
  5. 2021
    16 Feb

    Details pursuant to condition 2 (windows) subject to 19/03535/LBCALT

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions21/00468/DETAIL
  6. 2019
    19 Dec

    Replace defective windows.

    ApprovedListed building consent19/03535/LBCALT

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