Nut Tree Hall Grange Hill Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0RG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01669/TNCA - Tree Notification Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1 x dead Silver Birch (applicants ref. T1) - Fell to ground level. 1 x Silver Birch (applicants ref. T2) - Crown lift by 2 meters to balance lower canopy. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Oct 2026, from Tonbridge's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF TREE LOCATION PLAN Site Location Plan · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Nut Tree Hall
List entry 1204560 · 1 m away · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 3 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Plaxtol conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Plaxtol built-up area; Priority habitat 48 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,850,000 in October 2003. Detached house, freehold.

16 October 2003£1,850,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Postcode
TN15 0RG
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Bourne
Parish
Plaxtol
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Benjamin's Trees ltd

Decision outlook

Day 30 of the 56-day target. Tonbridge usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 3026 days to the 56-day target
74%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
245decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Tonbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Tonbridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15210626
Planning Portal ref
PP-15210626
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Remove trees in area 1, 1, Malus, 2, Weeping Ash, 4, Willow, 6 and 7, Silver Birch, 8, Ac…
22/00983/TNCA
2021 Approved
T1 Conifer - reduce by 50% and remove limb on East side and T2 Silver Maple - reduce by 5…
21/00008/TNCA
2018 Approved
Remove Red Oak which is to be replaced with Orchard Trees
18/02196/TNCA
2018 Approved
Remove Red Oak which is to be replaced with Orchard Trees
18/02196/TNCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Nut Tree Hall, Grange Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RG
1 x Horse Chestnut (ref: T1 on sketch plan) and 1 x Lawson Cypress (ref: T2) situated on…
25/01223/TNCA
2025 Approved
Nut Tree Hall, Grange Hill, Plaxtol, Sevenoaks, TN15 0RG
1 x Horse Chestnut (ref: T1 on sketch plan) and 1 x Lawson Cypress (ref: T2) situated on…
25/01223/TNCA
2023 Approved
The Grange Grange Hill Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0RG
Replacement of timber door leaf to architectural bronze glazed door within existing frame…
23/01043/FL
2023 Approved
The Grange Grange Hill Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0RG
Listed Building Application: to replace timber door leaf to architectural bronze glazed d…
23/01044/LB
2022 Approved
The Grange Grange Hill Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0RG
Listed Building Application: Minor alterations to two rooms to the 19th Century stables t…
22/01747/LB
2020 Approved
The Grange Grange Hill Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0RG
Removal of existing extension and erection of single storey extension to existing stable…
20/02229/FL
2018 Approved
The Grange Grange Hill Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0RG
Listed Building Application: Redecoration and upgrading of entrance hall; landing; drawin…
18/02953/LB
2018 Approved
The Grange Grange Hill Plaxtol Sevenoaks Kent TN15 0RG
Listed Building Application: Redecoration and upgrading of entrance hall; landing; drawin…
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Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Tonbridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #244 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tonbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #31 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #45 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #244 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #246 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
9 decided
880
Total decisions
47 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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