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26/01507/TNCA - Tree Notification Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

1 x fallen Willow (applicants ref. T1) - Remove Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

12 Aug 2026

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Approved

12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Documents 2

Consultation & comments 1

PDF RESPONSE TO APPLICANT Correspondence with applicant/agent · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: The Lodge

List entry 1363052 · 4 m away · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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.

Show the other 3 with distances

41 mStables to West of the LodgeGrade II
43 mSouth Gates and Entrance Wall to Wateringbury PlaceGrade II
136 mHighbury and Ivy CottageGrade II

Historic England ↗

Wateringbury 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.

SSSI 72 m away: Wateringbury SSSI

Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.

Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.

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

Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Wateringbury built-up area; Green belt 31 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 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: Tonbridge
Application type: Tree Notification Conservation Area
Received: 12 Aug 2026
Validated: 12 Aug 2026
Ward: East & West Peckham Mereworth And Wbury
Parish: Wateringbury
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 23 Sept 2026
Decision: tree works exempt
Decision date: 12 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 41 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one0d

Council41d

UK36d

74%decided within 8 weeks

100%approved

245decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 13 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 23 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Tonbridge

Planning Authority Score

4/10

Below average

#193 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Other decisions

Tonbridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #244 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils

for householder decisions

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Tonbridge decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

95%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #31 of 296

97%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #45 of 296

49%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #244 of 296

54%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #246 of 296

88%

Minor dwellings approved

96 decided (1-9 homes)

82%

Major dwellings approved

11 decided (10+ homes)

89%

Change of use approved

9 decided

880

Total decisions

47 refused in the year to March 2026