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49 Quarry Bank Tonbridge Kent TN9 2QZ

26/00156/TPOCTree Preservation Order ConsentApproved

Approved on 12 June 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 condition

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1 x Oak (applicants ref. T1 - standing on land to the south of 49 Quarry Bank) - Reduce branch spread to the north-east overhanging the boundary of 49 Quarry Bank back to the property boundary up to a height of 7m above ground level (from 5m spread to 1m spread). Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T2) - Re-pollard tree by pruning back to vicinity of previous pollard head (knuckles), taking care not to breach occluded areas. Estimated resultant height on completion of works will be 8m above ground level. T6 of Tree Preservation Order.

Received
29 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Vauxhall
  1. Received29 Jan
  2. Validated2 Mar
  3. Consult.26 Mar
  4. Target27 Apr
  5. Decided12 Jun

Decided in 102 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 49 Quarry Bank Tonbridge Kent TN9 2QZ. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 134 days, 10 weeks longer than Tonbridge's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Vauxhall. 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 2QZ
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Tonbridge

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 March 2026
Consultation expiry
26 March 2026
Consultation start
3 March 2026
Consultation end
26 March 2026
Neighbour consultation start
3 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
26 March 2026
Last date for comments
26 March 2026
Target decision date
27 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
The Oast Preston Farm Shoreham Road Shoreham TN14 7UD

Planning decision

Case officer
Edward Jones
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14662904
Documents
12
Constraints
46

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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.

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