21 Hendley Way Otham Kent ME15 8ZR Data via plota.co.uk

26/503111/TPOA - Tree Preservation Order Application Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

TPO application to cut branches of four sycamore trees back to boundary line due to overhaning into garden as shown in photos Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Sept 2026 and 3 Oct 2026, from Maidstone's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 4

Other documents 4

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo Covered in Scribbles Photographs · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo of Trees Photographs · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo of Trees 2 Photographs · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 5

Agricultural land, grade 2, surveyed
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). From a field survey (Reading). The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Survey report ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 18 m away: Otham Extension
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 18 m away: 5003/2021/TPO; Priority habitat 20 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 13 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
Maidstone
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Postcode
ME15 8ZR
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Leeds And Langley
Parish
Otham
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. Maidstone usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 2432 days to the 56-day target
93%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
124decided 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-15152617
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
19 Hendley Way Otham Kent ME15 8ZR
Conservation Area Notification: Cut branches of 4 Sycamore and 1 Oak Tree back to the bou…
25/504967/TCA
2025 Approved
19 Hendley Way Otham Kent ME15 8ZR
Conservation Area Notification: Cut branches of 4 Sycamore and 1 Oak Tree back to the bou…
25/504967/TCA
2025 Approved
Land At Squerryes Oast - Otham Church Road Otham Kent ME15 8SB
Conservation area notification: Cut branches of 4no. Sycamore trees and 1no. Silver Birch…
25/504335/TCA
2025 Approved
Land At Squerryes Oast - Otham Church Road Otham Kent ME15 8SB
Conservation area notification: Cut branches of 4no. Sycamore trees and 1no. Silver Birch…
25/504335/TCA
Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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