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1, Great Elms Tonbridge TN11 0HS

23/01256/TPOCTree Preservation Order ConsentApproved

Approved on 7 December 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Yew(s) (applicants ref. 1 and 2 - we believe no 2 may be an offshoot of No 1) - Trim branches overhanging public footpath adjacent to Maidstone Road (A26) lifting to a height of 2.1M from the ground and cutting back to the line of the fence as per applicants sketch (this will involve removal of no more than 2-3% of the trees canopy) and thereafter to be allowed to maintain this on an ongoing basis for pedestrian safety. 1 x Yew (applicants ref. 3) - Lift to 2.1M from the ground (this will involve removal of less than 2% of the trees canopy) and thereafter maintain ground clearance at this height. 2 x Holly (applicants ref. 4 and 5) - Reduce height by 2M (10%). 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. 6) - Lift to 2.1M from the ground (this will involve removal of 3% of the trees canopy) and thereafter maintain ground clearance at this height. All standing in Group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

Received
12 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hadlow And East Peckham
  1. Received12 Jun
  2. Validated16 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Aug
  5. Decided7 Dec

Decided in 174 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1, Great Elms Tonbridge TN11 0HS. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 178 days, 16 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded 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 0HS
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hadlow (Hadlow)
District
Team 1

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 June 2023
Neighbour consultation start
20 June 2023
Target decision date
11 August 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11356646
UPRN
100061171459
Documents
5

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    23 Apr

    Front porch extension and two storey side extension with hipped roof.

    ApprovedHouseholder25/00715/PA

Source: Tonbridge

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