Grasshopper Inn 4 The Green Westerham Kent TN16 1AS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01969/WTCA - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

G1 Sycamore - Group of sycamore all growing as one. Lift canopy back to old pollard points up to 8m by removing lower and epicormic growth. Lower vegetation to cut back hard and clear round the trees. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: The Grasshopper Inn
List entry 1244020 · 3 m from the pin · 46 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II*, 43 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 ↗
Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Air quality management area: AQMA No. 13 (A25)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Westerham built-up area; Green belt 97 m away: London; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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
Sevenoaks
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
TN16 1AS
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Westerham & Crockham Hill
Parish
Westerham
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection Lodged
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Sam Rogers Tree Care Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 15 days slower than Sevenoaks's median of 14 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
356decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Planning Portal ref
PP-15107103
Env. assessment
No
Sevenoaks
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#115 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Sevenoaks ranks #109 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sevenoaks decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #177 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #194 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #109 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #93 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
213 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
71%
Change of use approved
14 decided
1,130
Total decisions
143 refused in the year to March 2026