Westcombe House Wildernesse Avenue Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0EA

26/01968/WTPOWorks to Trees covered by a TPOWithdrawn

Proposal

T1: Large leaning Silver Birch with canker present on base to carefully dismantle entire tree to near ground level.

Received: 23 July 2026
Decided: 8 September 2026 · Application Withdrawn
Public comments: 0 · last counted 4 October 2026
Council: Sevenoaks District Council
Ward: Seal & Weald

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

ReceivedSubmitted23 Jul
ValidatedValidated23 Jul
Consult.Consultation27 Jul
TargetTarget Date17 Sep
DecidedDecided8 Sep

Decided in 47 days (council typically 56)

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

This is a tree application at Westcombe House Wildernesse Avenue Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0EA. 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 47 days, 3 weeks longer than Sevenoaks's median. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 9 other applications 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

26/01968/WTPO

Address

Westcombe House Wildernesse Avenue Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0EA

Postcode

TN15 0EA

Local Authority

Sevenoaks

Application Type

Works to Trees covered by a TPO

Scale / Size

Small

Decision Status

Withdrawn

Ward

Seal & Weald

Parish

Sevenoaks

Applicant & Agent

Agent Address

4 Copperfields Orchard Kemsing Sevenaoks TN15 6QH

Planning Application Dates

Date Received

23 July 2026

Target Decision Date

17 September 2026

Date Decided

8 September 2026

Date Validated

23 July 2026

Date Submitted

23 July 2026

Last Date for Comments

27 July 2026

Planning Decision

Decision

Application Withdrawn

Statutory Period

56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Planning Portal ID

PP-15106965

Documents

Constraints

Coordinates

51.285330, 0.215871

Enriching application data

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Sevenoaks

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Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: WildernessePart of the site
Green belt: Sevenoaks
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, 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.

© 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.

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