The Vicarage Church Lane Newington Kent ME9 7JU Data via plota.co.uk

26/502530/TPOA - Tree Preservation Order Application Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

TPO application: T5 - Yew tree - Reduce the tree to height of no less than 8m, and radial distance of 4m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 4 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Granted TPO Decision · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Tree Officer Comment Consultee Comment · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo Photographs · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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
Inside the Newington built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Postcode
ME9 7JU
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Jul 2026
Ward
Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Parish
Newington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
D.Parr Tree Surgeons

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 22 days slower than Swale's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
57decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15052624
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Erection of 1 detached 3 bedroom chalet bungalow.
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Swale
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#263 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Swale is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #275 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Swale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #143 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #120 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #275 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #286 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
81 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
22 decided
658
Total decisions
71 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings