Ivy Cottage Green Hill Otham Kent ME15 8RR Data via plota.co.uk

26/502964/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Conservation area notification to reduce the crown of one (T1) Maple tree from a height of 12m to 9m and from a width of 9m to 7.5m, to dismantle one (T2) Dead Magnolia to as low as possible, one (T3) Whitebeam to reduce the crown from a height of 9m to 7m and the width from 7.5m to 6m, one (T4) Tulip to reduce the crowns height from 10m to 7.5m, one (T5) Holm oak to reduce the crown from a height of 10m to 8m and to reduce the width from 7.5m to 6m, one (T6) Copper Birch to reduce the crown from 12m to 9m, one (T6) Copper Birch to reduce the crown from 12m to 9m, and to reduce the crown of one (T7) Silver Birch from a heigh of 12m to 9m and to reduce the width from 10m to 8m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Aug 2026

Approved on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF No Objection TCA Decision · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Ivy Cottage
List entry 1250794 · 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 ↗
Otham 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 14 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; SSSI 491 m away: Spot Lane Quarry SSSI; Inside the Otham built-up area; 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
ME15 8RR
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Aug 2026
Ward
Leeds And Langley
Parish
Otham
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
T4 Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 14 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-15128209
Planning Portal ref
PP-15128209
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
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Within ~100m

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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

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