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Recreation Land At West Wood Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HL

26/00960/TPOCTree Preservation Order ConsentApproved

Approved on 3 August 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 conditions

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

Proposal

Coppicing of hazel stools plus sweet chestnut (depending on area), Occasional thinning of ash and other broadleaf trees such as sycamore willow, birch, holly, hawthorn and aspen where appropriate, Cutting of bramble, rose, and other low-level scrub to support regeneration as specified. All Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order.

Received
11 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Hildenborough
  1. Received
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.11 Jul
  4. Target13 Aug
  5. Decided3 Aug

About this application

This is a tree application at Recreation Land At West Wood Tonbridge Road Hildenborough Tonbridge Kent TN11 9HL. Tonbridge has handled 1,088 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 11 days quicker than Tonbridge's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 113 applications across Hildenborough. We hold 1,219 applications in total for the TN11 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
TN11 9HL
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Hildenborough

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 June 2026
Consultation expiry
11 July 2026
Neighbour consultation start
18 June 2026
Neighbour consultation end
11 July 2026
Last date for comments
11 July 2026
Target decision date
13 August 2026
Decision issued
2 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Edward Jones
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
62

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Woodside CottageOn or next to this site
  • Green belt: Tonbridge and Malling
  • 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, conservation 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.

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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