Fir Tree Cottage 28 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea Kent ME17 4NJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/503143/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Conservation area notification to fell one (T1) dead Willow to ground level dead Willow and stump grind, fell one (T2) Silver Birch with cavity in base to ground level and stump grind, Reduce one (T3) Ash from a height of 15m to 12m, to reduce one (T4) Cherry from a height of 8m to 6m and to reduce a group (G1) of trees including one Hawthorn, two Sycamores and one Variegated Maple by 1 m below the overhead utility wires to a height of 6m as shown in the application form Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF No Objection TCA Decision · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 13 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Fir Tree Cottage
List entry 1344367 · The pin is inside its outline · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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 ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Boughton Monchelsea, The Quarries 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.
Council document ↗
Public footpath 17 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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; Inside the Boughton Monchelsea built-up area; Priority habitat 29 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £376,000 in April 2003. Detached house, freehold.

3 April 2003£376,000
12 July 1999£250,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
ME17 4NJ
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Boughton Monchelsea And Chart Sutton
Parish
Boughton Monchelsea
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hood's Tree Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 5 days faster than Maidstone's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
159decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15140233
Planning Portal ref
PP-15140233
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2026
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

2024 Approved
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24/503841/TCA
2024 Approved
Conservation area notification to reduce Apple tree by approximately 4.5m x 4.5m
24/503841/TCA
2023 Approved
Submission of details to discharge conditions 4 - Biodiversity and 5 - Archaeology, Subje…
23/504342/SUB
2022 Approved
Erection of a detached outbuilding.
22/504388/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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Erection of an ancillary residential annexe, replacing the existing garden shed.
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2023 Approved
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Removal of existing conservatory. Erection of new conservatory and side porch, external a…
23/505795/FULL
2023 Approved
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Conservation area notification to fell one Norwegian Spruce to ground level.
23/505206/TCA
2023 Withdrawn
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Removal of existing conservatory. Erection of side porch and single storey rear pitched r…
23/504870/FULL
2023 Approved
62 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea Kent ME17 4NJ
Conservation area notification to fell one Sycamore.
23/503209/TCA
2022 Approved
62 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea Maidstone Kent ME17 4NJ
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension.
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2022 Approved
65 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea Kent ME17 4NJ
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22/504791/TCA
2022 Approved
62 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea Kent ME17 4NJ
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22/503310/TCA
2022 Approved
49 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea Maidstone Kent ME17 4NJ
Conservation area notification to: reduce height of one Leylandi to the left of drive to…
22/500165/TCA
2021 Approved
68 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea ME17 4NJ
Conservation area notification for T1 Elderberry - Coppice and G1 (2x Conifers) - Top to…
21/506648/TCA
2021 Approved
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Demolition of side conservatory. Erection of single storey side and rear extension with l…
21/504953/FULL
2021 Approved
49 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea ME17 4NJ
Conservation area notification: Cut back Cypress tree overhanging roof to allow 2M cleara…
21/501729/TCA
2020 Approved
68 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea ME17 4NJ
Conservation area notification to reduce one Silver Birch next to front drive to previous…
20/504692/TCA
2020 Approved
62 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea ME17 4NJ
Conservation Area Notification - Top Sycamore to previous pruning points - Leaving a heig…
20/503076/TCA
2020 Approved
43 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea Maidstone Kent ME17 4NJ
Demolition of existing side and rear extension. Erection of single storey side and rear e…
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2018 Approved
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Detached cart lodge.
18/503972/FULL
2018 Approved
47 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea Maidstone Kent ME17 4NJ
Detached cart lodge.
18/503972/FULL
2018 Refused
47 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea ME17 4NJ
Lawful certificate for demolition of existing garage and erect a detached cart lodge/car…
18/502989/LAWPRO
2018 Refused
47 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea ME17 4NJ
Lawful certificate for demolition of existing garage and erect a detached cart lodge/car…
18/502989/LAWPRO
2018 Approved
79 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea Maidstone Kent ME17 4NJ
Proposed outbuilding.
18/501094/FULL
2018 Approved
79 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea Maidstone Kent ME17 4NJ
Proposed outbuilding.
18/501094/FULL
2017 Approved
57 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea Maidstone Kent ME17 4NJ
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Materials) for planning permission 17/5038…
17/505594/SUB
2017 Approved
57 The Quarries Boughton Monchelsea Maidstone Kent ME17 4NJ
Proposed new vehicular hardstanding and access with 900mm ragstone wall.
17/503802/FULL
2016 Approved
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Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Maidstone is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #34 out of 296. Only 30% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Maidstone decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #225 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #175 of 296
81%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #34 of 296
30%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #55 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
136 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
44 decided
1,110
Total decisions
181 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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