259 Robin Hood Lane Blue Bell Hill Chatham Kent ME5 9QU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00294/TPOC - Tree Preservation Order Consent Approved

Proposal

2 x dead Sweet Chestnut (marked as T1 and T2 in photos, aerial image and plan attached to applicants email dated 18th February 2026) - Reduce down to 3-4m high habitat poles. Standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Feb 2026
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Approved
19 Feb 2026

Approved on 19 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; SSSI 476 m away: Wouldham to Detling Escarpment SSSI; Inside the Blue Bell Hill built-up area; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £270,000 in September 2007. Detached house, freehold.

28 September 2007£270,000

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 Preservation Order Consent
Postcode
ME5 9QU
Received
19 Feb 2026
Validated
19 Feb 2026
Ward
Aylesford North And North Downs
Parish
Aylesford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Apr 2026
Decision
tree works exempt
Decision date
19 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stefan Jordan

How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 41 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use