The Old Palace Bull Lane Wrotham Sevenoaks Kent TN15 7RF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01699/TNCA - Tree Notification Conservation Area Awaiting decision

Proposal

2 x Hybrid Poplars (applicants ref. T19 and T20) - Re-pollard crown back to pollard points at approx 6m from the ground. 4 x Hybrid Poplars (applicants ref. T51, T52, T53 and T55) - Reduce overall circumference of crown by up to 50% of its current crown volume as specified. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 06:51

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Application progress

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Received

14 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 26 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Oct 2026, from Tonbridge's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents

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Site constraints 8

Grade II* listed: The Old Palace

List entry 1236308 · 3 m away · 24 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 22 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 24 with distances

58 mChest Tomb 25 Yards South-East of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
62 mChest Tomb 20 Yards South-East of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
67 mMonument 20 Yards South-East of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
72 mChest Tomb 10 Yards East of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
74 mThe Bull HotelGrade II
77 mPedestal and Shrouded Urn 15 Yards North-East of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
86 mWall 100 Yards North of Bull HotelGrade II
90 mChest Tomb With Panelled Sides 5 Yards South of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
90 mLow Chest Tomb 10 Yards South of Church of St George South PorchGrade II
90 mStable Building 80 Yards North East of Wrotham PlaceGrade II
91 mChest Tomb With Reeded Corners 7 Yards South of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
93 mLow Chest Tomb 10 Yards South of Church of St George South PorchGrade II
94 mWall, Gate and Gatepiers 20 Yards to North of Wrotham PlaceGrade II
96 mBishop's LodgeGrade II
103 mBoundary Wall to South and South-East of Bishop's LodgeGrade II
105 mChurch of St GeorgeGrade I
112 mWall to South-West of Church of St GeorgeGrade II
122 mDovecote 30 Yards South East of Wrotham PlaceGrade II
129 mThe Three Post Boys Public HouseGrade II
129 mStable Building 10 Yards to the North of Wrotham PlaceGrade II
137 mNational Westminster Bank and 2 Premises Adjoining to NorthGrade II
138 mWrotham PlaceGrade II*
144 mThe Wrotham ShopGrade II
149 mGreen Hill HouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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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.

Wrotham 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.

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 Wrotham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 1

Last sold for £3,000,000 in May 2024. Detached house, freehold.

22 May 2024£3,000,000

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

Building

Floor area764 m² (8,224 sq ft)

Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach C

PropertyDetached house, 16 habitable rooms

BuiltBefore 1900

HeatingGround source heat pump, radiators, electric

WallsGranite or whinstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2014, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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