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26/02018/WTCA - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

17 Lime Trees remove low basle growth and raise canopy to 2.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NO OBJECTION - WTCA Decision · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF APPLICATION - CONSULTEES STATUS Consultations - Request · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF EMAIL WITH APPLICATION INFORMATION Application Details · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH OF TREES 1 Application Details · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH OF TREES 2 Application Details · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH OF TREES 3 Application Details · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPH OF TREES 4 Application Details · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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.
Sevenoaks Weald 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 ↗
Open access land
Open country or registered common land, with a right to roam on foot.
Building on registered common land needs the consent of the Secretary of State as well as planning permission.
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
1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Sevenoaks Weald built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Seal & Weald
Parish
Sevenoaks Weald
Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection Lodged
Decision date
2 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Tree Smart

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 17 days slower than Sevenoaks's median of 16 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
438decided 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
email
Statutory expiry
11 Sept 2026
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings