Merlin House Seven Mile Lane Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8QY
Approved on 1 November 2016
Delegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Red Oak - fell to near ground level. Included bark union at approximately 10 metres and bark damage on lower stem. Coppice double stemmed Poplar behind Oak
- Received
- 12 September 2016
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Downs And Mereworth
- ReceivedReceived12 Sep
- ValidatedValidated27 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date22 Nov
- DecidedDecided1 Nov
Decided in 35 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a tree application at Merlin House Seven Mile Lane Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8QY. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 13 days quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 2,786 applications in total for the TN15 postcode area.
98% of trees applications at Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TN15 8QY
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Offham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 September 2016
- Consultation start
- 29 September 2016
- Neighbour consultation start
- 29 September 2016
- Target decision date
- 22 November 2016
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mr David Ford 1A Shellwood Manor Farm Cottages Shellwood Road Leigh Reigate RH2 8NX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-05472255
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Green belt: Tonbridge and Malling
- Ancient woodland: Mereworth/Great Leybourne/Comp/Blaze Woods/Peckha*Part of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201712 Jul
G1 Sweet Chestnut x 3 - Reduce back to clear cable by 2 metres and reduce back overhang by 2-3 metres
ApprovedTree Preservation Order Consent17/01966/TPOC - 201511 Mar
Cut back all trees from building line (6 Oaks, 3 Silver birch, 1 Ash)
ApprovedTree Preservation Order Consent15/00858/TPOC - 201220 Jan
Fascia signs and 2 double sided freestanding signs
ApprovedAdvertisement consent12/00211/AT
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