Monchelsea Park Estate Sutton Road Maidstone Kent Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Tree Preservation Order Application: T1 Common Oak - Prune back eastern side of crown by approximately 3m, from a radius of 7m to 4m and re balance crown, T2 Common Ash - Reduce crown by approximately 3m, from a height of 17m to 14m and carry out a proportional width reduction from an average crown spread of 10m to 7m, T3 Common Oak - Remove dead limb overhanging the play area, T4 Ash Tree adjacent to T2 - Reduce over-extended lateral limb to adjacent ash tree, overhanging access road by 4m from a length of 8m, G1 A Group of Oak, Ash, and Willow - Prune back branches by approximately 2 to 3 metres from an average spread of 8m to 5 to 6m to give a 3m clearance from building. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.
Important details
- Council
- Maidstone
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order Application
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Senacre
- Parish
- Otham
- Case officer
- Track to view
- Target decision
- 19 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Track to view
- Agent
- The Living Forest Ltd
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15018115
- Env. assessment
- No
Maidstone is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #26 out of 292. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).
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Monchelsea Park Estate Sutton Road Maidstone Kent