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18 Great Elms Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0HT

22/01709/TPOCTree Preservation Order ConsentApproved

Approved on 13 September 2022

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Applicants ref T.1 Sycamore tree - Fell to near ground level. T.2 Sycamore tree, - Reduce/pollard tree overall by approx 40% by the removal of 4-5m of growth back to the vicinity of the previous reduction/pollard points and remove deadwood/ivy. (Current height of Applicants ref T.2 is approx 11-12m, current lateral spread of T.2 is approx 6-7m. Height after reduction will be approx 7.5m, lateral spread after reduction 4.5m) Reasons for proposed work; T.1 Extensive basal decay. T.2 Repeat works to maintain size of tree and following the removal of T.1 will exposed T.2 given the lapsed regrowth from the previous/reduction points the proposed reduction work is to mitigate against branch failure. Deadwood/ivy removal for safety/aesthetics - Standing in Group G3 of Tree Preservation Order 62/10009/TPO

Received
2 August 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hadlow And East Peckham
  1. Received2 Aug
  2. Validated3 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Sep
  5. Decided13 Sep

Decided in 41 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 18 Great Elms Hadlow Tonbridge Kent TN11 0HT. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 3 weeks quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 1,219 applications in total for the TN11 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
TN11 0HT
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hadlow (Hadlow)
District
Team 1

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 August 2022
Neighbour consultation start
8 August 2022
Target decision date
28 September 2022
Permission expires
13 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr David Matthews 74 Dynes Road Kemsing Sevenoaks TN15 6RE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11445936
UPRN
100061171471
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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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