South East Water Ltd Rocfort Road Snodland Kent ME6 5NQ

22/02223/TPOCTree Preservation Order ConsentApproved

Approved on 20 December 2022

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T30) - Remove the central thin stem of the triple stemmed tree, (remove deadwood); 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T32) - Remove epicormic growth; (1 x Horse Chestnut (applicants ref. T34) - Remove Ivy only); 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T35) - Reduce the large branch/stem overhanging the footpath which has a decoy owl sitting on it back to beyond the hazard beam to allow to regrow, Reduce the two branches overhanging the recreational area/park by 5 metres, (remove deadwood); (1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T36) - Remove dead stem only). All Standing in Group G5 of Tree Preservation Order (as specified further trees will be planted that were originally planted on site to replace other trees removed but have since died)

Received: 13 October 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Ward: Snodland East And Ham Hill

ReceivedReceived13 Oct
ValidatedValidated13 Oct
Consult.Consultation10 Nov
TargetTarget Date8 Dec
DecidedDecided20 Dec

Decided in 68 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at South East Water Ltd Rocfort Road Snodland Kent ME6 5NQ. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 5 days longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Snodland conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 13 other applications 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 5NQ
Application type: Tree Preservation Order Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Snodland
District: Team 3

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 October 2022
Consultation expiry: 10 November 2022
Neighbour consultation start: 18 October 2022
Neighbour consultation end: 10 November 2022
Last date for comments: 10 November 2022
Target decision date: 8 December 2022
Permission expires: 20 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Mr Peter Vogel Bendigo Cobbs Hill Old Wives Lees Canterbury CT4 8AL

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-11615949
UPRN: 200000958783
Documents: 6
Constraints: 41

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: SnodlandPart of the site
Listed building: Grade II: Grotto 15 Yards South of South East Water OfficesOn this site · +2 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.

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ApprovedTree Notification Conservation AreaFiled alongside22/02256/TNCA

Planning history at this site

15 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Tonbridge

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