12 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1SN Data via plota.co.uk
26/01173/W5DAY - Tree 5 day notification emergency works
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Proposal
Dead Silver Birch tree - remove Data via plota.co.uk
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7 May 2026
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Approved
13 May 2026
Approved on 13 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 1
Decision & officer reports 1
Site constraints 8
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 135 m away: Knole Park SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
National landscape about 127 m away: Kent Downs; Registered park or garden about 135 m away: Knole; Green belt about 10 m away: London; Inside the Sevenoaks built-up area; Open access land about 10 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Priority habitat about 42 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 6 days from validation, 9 days faster than Sevenoaks's median of 15 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one6d
Council15d
UK36d
99%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
399decided in the last year
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Sevenoaks in the last twelve months, from validation. Sevenoaks decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Planning Portal ref
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2021
Decided
T1: Silver birch tree with TPO. Crown Reduction - Reducing the height and spread of the t…
2020
Approved
Single storey rear extension with decking and basement under and rooflights.
2018
Approved
T1. Cherry Tree, reduce canopy overall by approx. 1.5m pruning to secondary live growth p…
2018
Approved
T1. Cherry Tree, reduce canopy overall by approx. 1.5m pruning to secondary live growth p…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Approved
Fallowfield 2 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1SN
Erect a detached garden building.
2021
Approved
Beechcroft 10 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SN
G1: Pair of Oak trees on rear right hand boundary: - Reduce height and radial spread by n…
2021
Approved
Fallowfield 2 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SN
Proposed two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, alterations to existing…
2020
Approved
67 The Rise Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1RL
Demolition of existing x 2 buildings, single storey side, front and rear extensions with…
2019
Approved
2 Parkland Close Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SL
Proposed garden shed and all associated works.
2019
Approved
2 Parkland Close Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SL
Proposed garden shed and all associated works.
2019
Approved
65 The Rise Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1RL
Erection of a rear conservatory
2019
Approved
65 The Rise Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1RL
Erection of a rear conservatory
2019
Approved
Fallowfield 2 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SN
Two storey side extension, Rear extension with Rooflights, Juliet Balcony, Alterations to…
2019
Approved
Fallowfield 2 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SN
Two storey side extension, Rear extension with Rooflights, Juliet Balcony, Alterations to…
2019
Refused
Beechcroft 10 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SN
Removal of Oak Tree (TPO)
2019
Refused
Beechcroft 10 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SN
Removal of Oak Tree (TPO)
2019
Approved
67 The Rise Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1RL
Erection of a single storey timber outbuilding for ancillary residential purposes.
2019
Approved
67 The Rise Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1RL
Erection of a single storey timber outbuilding for ancillary residential purposes.
2018
Approved
Shelrok 14 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SN
G1. Group of Birch trees in Northwest corner of Garden, reduce (by 1.2-1.5m) to approxima…
2018
Approved
Shelrok 14 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SN
G1. Group of Birch trees in Northwest corner of Garden, reduce (by 1.2-1.5m) to approxima…
2018
Refused
Fallowfield 2 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SN
Erection of a single storey rear extension. Creation of habitable rooms within roof space…
2018
Refused
Fallowfield 2 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SN
Erection of a single storey rear extension. Creation of habitable rooms within roof space…
2018
Approved
59 The Rise Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1RJ
Proposed demolition of the existing front porch, chimney, retaining walls and single stor…
2018
Approved
59 The Rise Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1RJ
Proposed demolition of the existing front porch, chimney, retaining walls and single stor…
2017
Approved
59 The Rise Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1RJ
Proposed demolition of the existing front porch, chimney, retaining walls and single stor…
2017
Approved
Timberden 4 Letter Box Lane Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SN
Various works to trees TPO
2016
Refused
Land North East Of 7 Parkland Close Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1SL
Erection of a detached dwelling with integral garage and with new access from Tonbridge R…
2016
Withdrawn
2 Parkland Close Sevenoaks Kent TN13 1SL
Demolition of existing garage, kitchen and utility. Erection of two storey side extension…
2019
Approved
Tweedbank Cottage Fernside Lane Sevenoaks KENT TN13 1TD
Details pursuant to condition 5 (soft landscaping) subject to 19/00970/HOUSE
Sevenoaks
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#115 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Sevenoaks ranks #109 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Sevenoaks decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #177 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #194 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #109 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #93 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
213 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
14 decided
1,130
Total decisions
143 refused in the year to March 2026
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