14 Abbott Road Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8SB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01373/TPOC - Tree Preservation Order Consent Approved

Proposal

Trees standing within the red oblong shown on applicants sketch plan - Undertake an aerial survey and Remove deadwood only. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
17 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
20 Jul 2026

Approved on 20 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Aug 2026

Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; National landscape 433 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Borough Green 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £385,000 in January 2015. Detached house, freehold.

27 January 2015£385,000
14 July 1998£145,000

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

Building

Floor area176 m² (1,894 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (54 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2015, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in Tonbridge - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Tonbridge
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Postcode
TN15 8SB
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Borough Green And Platt
Parish
Borough Green
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
tree works exempt
Decision date
20 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 38 days faster than Tonbridge's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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 5 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.