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The Firs High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RW

26/01938/WTCAWorks to Trees in a Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Scots Pine to fell and T2 - Magnolia over extended branch work, dominating the rear garden to reduce lower crown, shortening by up to three metres and reducing the remaining crown to balance, pruning to suitable growth points.

Received
21 July 2026
Decision due
1 September 2026
Ward
Leigh & Chiddingstone Causeway
  1. Received21 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.25 Jul
  4. Target1 Sep
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 25 July.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (4)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Firs High Street Leigh Kent TN11 8RW. Sevenoaks has handled 1,111 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Leigh & Chiddingstone Causeway. We hold 1,219 applications in total for the TN11 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
TN11 8RW
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leigh

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 July 2026
Last date for comments
25 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Thomas Wood Yard Bank Lane Hildenborough TN11 8NR

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15099347
Documents
4
Constraints
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Leigh
  • Listed building: Grade II: Oak CottagesOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Sevenoaks
  • National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
  • 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 (18)

flood storage areas, 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 2026-11-03. 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.

Source: Sevenoaks

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A listed building is on or next to this site.

  • Batcheller Monkhouse
    5.2 miTunbridge Wells
    RTPI
    RICS Regulated
  • KLW Ltd
    6.5 miTunbridge Wells
    RTPI
  • A S P
    9.5 miCrowborough
    RTPI
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