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Former Church Outbuilding Church House 70 High Street Snodland Kent

20/01870/TNCATree Notification Conservation AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 25 September 2020

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single Sycamore T1 to remove stem growing towards the Nursery

Received
26 August 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Snodland East And Ham Hill
  1. Received26 Aug
  2. Validated26 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target7 Oct
  5. Decided25 Sep

Decided in 30 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at Former Church Outbuilding Church House 70 High Street Snodland Kent. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 5 weeks quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Snodland conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Snodland East And Ham Hill. We hold 444 applications in total for the ME6 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
ME6 5AG
Application type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Snodland
District
Team 3

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 August 2020
Target decision date
7 October 2020
Permission expires
25 September 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Aaron Mcgimpsey-Joyce Lightwood Blind Lane Bredhurst ME7 3JR

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09013879
UPRN
200000958786
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Snodland
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Church HouseOn this site · +1 more
  • 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, 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.

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© 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.

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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2020
    7 Sep

    Details of condition 5 (fencing) submitted pursuant to planning permission TM/20/01199/FL

    ApprovedReserved Details20/01953/RD
  2. 2020
    10 Jun

    Change of use of existing Sunday School to a pre-school/nursery for up to 20 2-5 year olds, following a…

    ApprovedPlanning Permission20/01199/FL
  3. 2020
    18 May

    T1 Ivy clad Sycamore to remove to ground level; G1 removal of 3x Sycamore trees; T2 Sycamore to lift to…

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area20/01023/TNCA
  4. 2020
    5 May

    Mature Tree of heaven behind the main church building (listed), approx 4m from the building and over hanging…

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area20/00926/TNCA
  5. 2020
    8 Apr

    Change of use of existing Sunday School to a pre-school/nursery for up to 20 2-5 year olds, following a…

    WithdrawnPlanning Permission20/00783/FL
  6. 2019
    13 Sep

    Sycamore to north west of plot dangerously overhanging roof of church - Dead and requires removal. Trimming…

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area19/02162/TNCA

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