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58, The Ferns Aylesford ME20 6NE

23/01388/TPOCTree Preservation Order ConsentRefused

Refused on 7 December 2023

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1 x Horse Chestnut (identified by red circle on applicants plan) - Trim back some of the branches overhanging 36 Hornbeam Close by up to 3m in length. Standing in group G1 of Tree Preservation Order

Received
28 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Larkfield
  1. Received28 Jun
  2. Validated3 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided7 Dec

Decided in 157 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 58, The Ferns Aylesford ME20 6NE. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 162 days, 14 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 38 applications across Larkfield. We hold 649 applications in total for the ME20 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
ME20 6NE
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Malling And Larkfield
District
Team 3

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 July 2023
Neighbour consultation start
26 July 2023
Target decision date
28 August 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12268405
UPRN
100061155539
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

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© 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.

Source: Tonbridge

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