South East Water Ltd Rocfort Road Snodland Kent ME6 5NQ
Approved on 24 November 2022
Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
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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
- ReceivedReceived13 Oct
- ValidatedValidated13 Oct
- Consult.Consultation10 Nov
- TargetTarget Date24 Nov
- DecidedDecided24 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
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: SnodlandPart of the site
- 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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Planning history at this site
13 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202421 Oct
Area 1- Group of Sycamores and conifers overhanging the footpath, cut back to clear footpath. Number of…
ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area24/01700/PA - 202421 Oct
Area 1- Group of Sycamores and conifers overhanging the footpath, cut back to clear footpath. Number of…
ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area24/01700/TNCA - 202420 May
To fell a dead silver birch
ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area24/00801/PA - 202420 May
To fell a dead silver birch
ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area24/00801/TNCA - 202322 Jun
Details of condition 2 (Detailed drawn and photographic record) Pursuant to planning permission TM/23/00291/FL
ApprovedReserved Details23/01340/RD - 20238 Feb
Proposed demolition of the Stable Block building
ApprovedPlanning Permission23/00291/FL - 201919 Sep
T17 Crab Apple - crown lift by 5 metres; prune back number of branches road side, T18 Oak - crown lift by 5…
ApprovedTree Preservation Order Consent19/02204/TPOC - 201812 Dec
Section 73 application to vary condition 3 of planning permission TM/17/02921/FL
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)18/02959/FL - 201830 Jul
T28 Horse Chestnut to section fell to ground level
ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area18/01829/TNCA - 201716 Oct
Extension of existing louvered plant enclosure to rear of the site and installation of heat recovery plant
ApprovedPlanning Permission17/02921/FL - 20175 Sep
T1 Ash to reduce by 3-4 metres, T2 Ash to remove 1 branch and reduce number of branches in canopy by 3 metre…
ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area17/02503/TNCA - 201622 Nov
T28, Horse Chestnut - Remove large branch by overhanging the footpath, remove any deadwood and crown thin by…
ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area16/03453/TNCA - 201424 Sep
Part demolition of existing stable block and erection of a two storey extension and internal alterations to…
ApprovedPlanning Permission14/03284/FL
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