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19 Bordyke Tonbridge Kent

24/01881/TPOCTree Preservation Order ConsentRefused

Refused on 24 September 2025

Council decision: Refuse

Proposal

London Plane tree. This very large tree has a stem which overhangs the garden of 18 Bordyke. The stem leans at an angle and broken branches have fallen into the garden. The proposed works will remove 2/3 of the stem which leans in a south-easterly direction. The stem will be reduced to appx 12mtrs above ground level as indicated in annotated photo submitted by the applicant. T1 of Tree Preservation Orders references 96/10124/TPO and 05/00007/TPO.

Received
25 November 2024
Ward
Cage Green And Angel
  1. Received25 Nov
  2. Validated3 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target28 Jan
  5. Decided24 Sep

Decided in 295 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 19 Bordyke Tonbridge Kent. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 303 days, 34 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Tonbridge conservation area, with 11 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 118 applications across Cage Green And Angel. We hold 641 applications in total for the TN9 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
TN9 1NN
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tonbridge

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 December 2024
Target decision date
28 January 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13587486
Documents
4
Constraints
1

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: Tonbridge
  • Listed building: Grade II: 12, BordykeOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • 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, 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.

Source: Tonbridge

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