Land North Of 351, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone

24/02079/HNHedgerow NotificationApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 3 February 2025

Council decision: Hedgerow May Be Removed

The council did not publish a location for this application.

Proposal

Notification under the Environment Act 1995 and the Hedgerow Regulations 1997. Removal of 5m length of hedgerow(s) to enable South East Water to install the proposed bypass meter arrangement to provide water to a new development on Hermitage Lane (NAV 50216-2) to continue to meet our statutory duty as an undertaker for the provision, maintenance, or repair of water and associated apparatus. Alternatives to impacting the hedgerow have been considered and ruled out as not feasible.

Received: 23 December 2024
Council: Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
Ward: Aylesford South And Ditton

ReceivedReceived23 Dec
ValidatedValidated23 Dec
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date17 Feb
DecidedDecided3 Feb

Decided in 42 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at Land North Of 351, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 3 weeks quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 126 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: Hedgerow Notification
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Aylesford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 December 2024
Target decision date: 17 February 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13659555
Documents: 2
Constraints: 1

Site constraints

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.

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3 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Tonbridge

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