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DITTON PC LAND EAST OF CHURCH, New Road, Ditton, Aylesford

23/01979/TNCATree Notification Conservation AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 6 December 2023

Council decision: 6 Weeks ExpiredDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Silver Birch (Betula Pendula) Approx 8-9m height / 4m spread) Crown lift (approx 3m) involving removal of 3-4 lower limbs to improve view of historic church, from roadside/village green. Tree has previously been topped. T2 on tree plan

Received
14 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Aylesford South And Ditton
  1. Received14 Sep
  2. Validated14 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Oct
  5. Decided6 Dec

Decided in 83 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at DITTON PC LAND EAST OF CHURCH, New Road, Ditton, Aylesford. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 83 days, 3 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Ditton conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 125 applications across Aylesford South And Ditton.

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
Ditton
District
Team 3

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 September 2023
Target decision date
26 October 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

UPRN
10092974211
Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Ditton
  • 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 (21)

flood storage 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2023
    14 Sep

    Silver Birch (Betula Pendula) Approx 8-9m height / 4m spread) Crown lift (approx 3m) involving removal of 3-4…

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  2. 2023
    14 Sep

    Whitebeam (Sorbus Aria), Avenue of trees (8-10) requiring minor crown thinning and general, routine…

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