Wateringbury Place 50 Canon Lane Wateringbury Maidstone Kent ME18 5PQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00929/TNCA - Tree Notification Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 Sycamore: To remove dead section back to the main bifurcation at approx. 4m from ground level. (see image 1) T2 Sycamore to fell to near ground level. T3 - T5 Yew (group) To fell to near ground level. T6 Ash to remove the westward lateral branch to source at approx. 4m from ground level. T7 Oak in severe decline to fell to near ground level. G1 Group of Sycamore: Approx. 8 stems to fell to near ground level Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Approved
25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Grade II* listed: Wateringbury Place
List entry 1116485 · 6 m away · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 10 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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Wateringbury 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 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 2; SSSI 417 m away: Wateringbury SSSI; Inside the Wateringbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Tree Notification Conservation Area
Postcode
ME18 5PQ
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
Parish
Wateringbury
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Jun 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
25 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Aspire Tree and Vegetation Management
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. 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

Alt. reference
PP-14933868
Planning Portal ref
PP-14933868
Statutory expiry
25 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.