4 Surrenden Court High Street Staplehurst Kent TN12 0EZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/502689/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Conservation area notification to fell seventeen (G1) Lawson Cypress tress to ground level due to having excessive dieback in sections and have out grown their environment Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 19 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF No Objection TCA Decision · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

Staplehurst 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.
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3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Surrenden, Grade II, 20 m away · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
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
Tree preservation order 18 m away: 2/1973; Inside the Staplehurst built-up area; 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 · 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.

Building

Floor area130 m² (1,399 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (81 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Other new applications on this street

21 Apr 2026Refused

3 Surrenden Court High Street Staplehurst Kent TN12 0EZ

Conservation Area Notification to remove one (T1) Oak Tree

26/501533/TCA

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
TN12 0EZ
Received
14 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Staplehurst
Parish
Staplehurst
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Benjamin's Trees Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 4 days faster than Maidstone's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
159decided 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-15083024
Planning Portal ref
PP-15083024
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.