South East Water Ltd Rocfort Road Snodland Kent ME6 5NQ

24/01700/TNCATree Notification Conservation AreaApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 27 November 2024

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Area 1- Group of Sycamores and conifers overhanging the footpath, cut back to clear footpath. Number of self-sewn sycamore saplings height 1.5 metres - section at ground level and treat with rootout. 1 x Evergreen Conifer, part of group - crown lift by 3 metres to allow cars to park under trees. Location of trees is Old Rear Carpark, bordering High Street, inside SEW boundary. Area 2- 1 x Multi stemmed Sycamore (T1 applicant reference), 1 x Ash (T2 applicant reference), 1 x Sycamore (T3 applicant reference), Self-sewn Sycamores (G1 applicant reference) all located on grass verge the other side of SEW brick wall but overhanging car charging points. Crown lift a number of branches (estimated diameter between 40 mm to 100 mm) by 4 metres as this has become a health and safety issue. 1 x Prunus Cherry tree (T4 applicant reference) - crown lift by 4 metres (2 x branches estimated diameter 75mm).

Received: 21 October 2024
Council: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Ward: Snodland East And Ham Hill

ReceivedReceived21 Oct
ValidatedValidated23 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date18 Dec
DecidedDecided27 Nov

Decided in 35 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at South East Water Ltd Rocfort Road Snodland Kent ME6 5NQ. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 4 weeks quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Snodland conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Snodland East And Ham Hill. We hold 444 applications in total for the ME6 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: ME6 5NQ
Application type: Tree Notification Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Snodland

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 October 2024
Target decision date: 18 December 2024

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13502038
Documents: 5
Constraints: 1

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Snodland
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.

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