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Cob Orchard, Tree Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QA

25/01544/TNCATree Notification Conservation AreaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 22 October 2025

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

Proposal

Conduct a crown lift to each of the five Sweet Chestnut trees that lie on the north boundary of the property. The works will lift each canopy where necessary to a maximum of 5 meters from the stem base. This will require the reduction of the lowest limbs back to a suitable growth points (max 3-4m), but more generally, less (1-2m). We intend to remove failed limbs to nearest growth point or to source as appropriate and conduct a general deadwood procedure of all.

Received
18 September 2025
Ward
Bourne
  1. Received18 Sep
  2. Validated18 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Nov
  5. Decided22 Oct

Decided in 34 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at Cob Orchard, Tree Lane, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0QA. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 4 weeks quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in the Plaxtol conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 186 applications across Bourne. We hold 2,787 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 0QA
Application type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Plaxtol

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 September 2025
Target decision date
13 November 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14342489
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: 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    18 Sep

    Conduct a crown lift to each of the five Sweet Chestnut trees that lie on the north boundary of the property…

    ApprovedTree Notification Conservation AreaFiled alongside25/01544/PA
  2. 2025
    18 Sep

    Conduct a crown lift to each of the five Sweet Chestnut trees that lie on the north boundary of the property…

    This applicationApprovedTrees25/01544/TNCA

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