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The Former Rectory, The Street, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QF

23/03177Tree Notification Conservation AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 22 January 2024

Council decision: 6 Weeks ExpiredDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

2 x Robinia and 1 x Maple - agent ref: T1, T2 and T3 (as circled on sketch plan). Fell to ground level for the reasons indicated in BS5837:2012 Tree Survey

Received
30 October 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bourne
  1. Received30 Oct
  2. Validated30 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Dec
  5. Decided22 Jan

Decided in 84 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Former Rectory, The Street, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QF. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 3 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Plaxtol conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 186 applications across Bourne. We hold 2,786 applications in total for the TN15 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
TN15 0QF
Application type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Plaxtol

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 October 2023
Target decision date
11 December 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12567358
UPRN
100062103482
Documents
6

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: Plaxtol
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • 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, 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, 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

10 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    3 Apr

    Free standing pergola to the rear of the property.

    ApprovedHouseholder25/00621/PA
  2. 2025
    21 Feb

    T1 Large oak on rear lawn area - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 4…

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area25/00300/PA
  3. 2025
    21 Feb

    T1 Large oak on rear lawn area - Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 4…

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area25/00300/TNCA
  4. 2024
    9 Dec

    Details of Condition 3 (windows and doors) pursuant to planning permission TM/21/03326/FL

    ApprovedReserved Details24/01956/PA
  5. 2024
    9 Dec

    Details of Condition 3 (windows and doors) pursuant to planning permission TM/21/03326/FL

    ApprovedReserved Details24/01956/RD
  6. 2024
    24 Jun

    T1 (Applicants ref) Yew - Dismantle to near ground level. Tree is damaging the front wall with visible cracks…

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation Area24/01021/PA

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