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1 Swan Place Westerham Kent TN16 1UF

26/02020/WTPOWorks to Trees covered by a TPOApproved

Approved on 18 September 2026

Council decision: Granted

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

Proposal

T1 Sequoia 2m lateral reduction away from properties south east side and lift canopy by 2m all round for increased light levels to surrounding gardens. 2m lateral reduction to north westerly lowest limb for increased light

Received
31 July 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 4 October 2026
Ward
Westerham & Crockham Hill
  1. Received31 Jul
  2. Validated31 Jul
  3. Consult.3 Aug
  4. Target25 Sep
  5. Decided18 Sep

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1 Swan Place Westerham Kent TN16 1UF. Sevenoaks has handled 1,111 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Sevenoaks's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 13 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Westerham & Crockham Hill. We hold 2,973 applications in total for the TN16 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
TN16 1UF
Application type
Works to Trees covered by a TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Westerham

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 July 2026
Last date for comments
3 August 2026
Target decision date
25 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Unit 5C Cudham Ind Estate 131 Cudham Lane North Orpington Kent BR6 6BY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-15065683
Documents
3
Constraints
26

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Westerham
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs

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 2026-11-03. 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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