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St Michaels Church Old Church Lane East Peckham Tonbridge Kent

23/01242/TNCATree Notification Conservation AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 12 July 2023

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Mature English Yew encroaching on Church roof- reduce encroaching branches to allow a clearance of 2.5 metres from church roof

Received
9 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hadlow And East Peckham
  1. Received9 Jun
  2. Validated9 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target21 Jul
  5. Decided12 Jul

Decided in 33 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at St Michaels Church Old Church Lane East Peckham Tonbridge Kent. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 4 weeks quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Roydon, East Peckham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

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

Application type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Peckham
District
Team 1

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 June 2023
Target decision date
21 July 2023
Permission expires
12 July 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Mr Mathew Everest 35 Old Road East Peckham Tonbridge TN12 5AP

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12208450
UPRN
200000964436
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Roydon, East Peckham
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Church of St MichaelOn this site · +1 more
  • Green belt: Tonbridge and Malling
  • 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, 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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