St Dunstans Church Church Road West Peckham Maidstone Kent
Approved on 9 April 2026
Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Group of two yew trees (applicant ref: G1) - located on the west side of the church yard - reduce height to approx. 12ft so allow better view of church building
- Received
- 26 February 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
- Agent
- Tree Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived26 Feb
- ValidatedValidated26 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date9 Apr
- DecidedDecided9 Apr
Decided in 42 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a tree application at St Dunstans Church Church Road West Peckham Maidstone Kent. 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 the West Peckham conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 110 applications across East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury.
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
- Tree Notification Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- West Peckham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 9 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Tree Services Ltd
- Agent address
- 3 Reynolds Cottage Henley Street Luddesdown Gravesend DA13 0XB
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Edward Jones
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14725994
- Documents
- 4
- Constraints
- 61
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: West PeckhamPart of the site
- Green belt: Tonbridge and MallingPart of the site
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, 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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