Forge Cottage The Street Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QE
Approved on 24 November 2022
Council decision: 6 week expired TNCADelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T1 Magnolia Tree : reduce by 2 to 3 metres and prune to shape to maintain the health of the tree and keep it suitable for surroundings (T1 is in the garden of Pendle Cottage); T2 Cherry Tree: reduce by 1 metre and prune to shape to maintain the health of the tree; T3 Sycamore Tree : section fell to ground level to make way for an extension to be built, the tree is of low amenity value covered in ivy
- Received
- 21 July 2021
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Borough Green And Long Mill
- ReceivedReceived21 Jul
- ValidatedValidated21 Jul
- Consult.Consultation27 Aug
- TargetTarget Date1 Sep
- DecidedDecided24 Nov
Decided in 491 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a tree application at Forge Cottage The Street Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0QE. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 491 days, 61 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Plaxtol conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 2,787 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 0QE
- Application type
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Plaxtol
- District
- Team 2
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 July 2021
- Consultation expiry
- 27 August 2021
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 August 2021
- Neighbour consultation end
- 27 August 2021
- Last date for comments
- 27 August 2021
- Target decision date
- 1 September 2021
- Permission expires
- 24 November 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Mrs Sue Knights 21 St Hildas Plaxtol Sevenoaks TN15 0QN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-10029297
- UPRN
- 100061162100
- Documents
- 4
- Constraints
- 44
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Plaxtol
- National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
- 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 (19)
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, 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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© 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.
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© 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
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20216 Apr
Details of condition 2 (Materials) and 3 (Archaeological Work) submitted pursuant to Listed Building Consent…
ApprovedListed building consent21/00985/LRD - 202030 Jun
Listed Building Application: Demolition of ground floor WC & existing roof dormer. Construction of single…
ApprovedListed building consent20/01356/LB - 202030 Jun
Demolition of ground floor WC and existing roof dormer. Construction of single storey rear extension with…
ApprovedPlanning Permission20/01355/FL
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