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South East Water Ltd Rocfort Road Snodland Kent ME6 5NQ

22/02256/TNCATree Notification Conservation AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 24 November 2022

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1 x Birch (applicants ref. T5) - Reduce by 3M and Thin by 10%; 3 x Birch (applicants ref. T7, T8 and T9) - Thin by 10%, 1 x Birch and 1 x Field Maple (applicants ref. T16 and T44) - Lift x 3M and Thin by 10%; 1 x Robinia (applicants ref. T18) - Thin x 10%, Remove epicormic growth (and deadwood); 1 x Oak (applicants ref. T19) - Cut back branches x 2M from roof; 1 x Tulip Tree and 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T20 and T39) - Remove and replant; 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T21) - Lift to 6M; 5 x Sycamore (applicants ref. G38) - Remove 1 stem leaning towards school, (Remove Ivy); 1 x Cypress (applicants ref. T48) - Lift x 2.5M; 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T55) - Fell and use ecoplugs to prevent regrowth; 1 x Sycamore and 1 x Scots Pine (applicants ref. T63 and T70) - Remove branch as specified; 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T69) - Remove; 1 x Field Maple (applicants ref. T76) - Lift x 4M, Remove overhanging branch, (Remove Ivy and deadwood); (1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T10) - Install/adjust Cobra bracing; 1 x dead Wild Cherry (applicants ref. T29) - Remove and replant; 1 x dead Scots Pine (applicants ref. T37) - Remove to monolith; 1 x Pine, 3 x Sycamore, 1 x Scots Pine and 1 x Rowan (applicants ref. T59, T60, T62, T64, T71 and T74) - Remove Ivy only; 3 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T61, T67 and T68) - Remove deadwood and Ivy only; 1 x Sycamore and 1 x Rowan (applicants ref. T66 and T73) - Remove dead stem only; 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)
Ward
Snodland East And Ham Hill
  1. Received13 Oct
  2. Validated13 Oct
  3. Consult.10 Nov
  4. Target24 Nov
  5. Decided24 Nov

Decided in 42 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 42 days, 3 weeks quicker 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 Notification Conservation Area
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
24 November 2022
Permission expires
24 November 2024

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11615949
UPRN
200000958783
Documents
5
Constraints
48

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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Planning history at this site

13 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    21 Oct

    Area 1- Group of Sycamores and conifers overhanging the footpath, cut back to clear footpath. Number of…

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area24/01700/PA
  2. 2024
    21 Oct

    Area 1- Group of Sycamores and conifers overhanging the footpath, cut back to clear footpath. Number of…

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area24/01700/TNCA
  3. 2024
    20 May

    To fell a dead silver birch

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area24/00801/PA
  4. 2024
    20 May

    To fell a dead silver birch

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area24/00801/TNCA
  5. 2023
    22 Jun

    Details of condition 2 (Detailed drawn and photographic record) Pursuant to planning permission TM/23/00291/FL

    ApprovedReserved Details23/01340/RD
  6. 2023
    8 Feb

    Proposed demolition of the Stable Block building

    ApprovedPlanning Permission23/00291/FL

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