The Hop Barn High Street Yalding Kent ME18 6HX Data via plota.co.uk

26/503859/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Awaiting decision

Proposal

Conservation area notification to 1 x (T2) Tulip tree- reduce by 1.5 meters in height and 1 meter in spread leaving an overall finished height of 7.5-8 meters and 7-8 meters in spread. 1x (T3) Maple tree- reduce 1.25 meters in height and 1 meters in spread leaving an overall finished height of 6.5-7 meters and 7 meters in spread. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 19 Nov 2026, from Maidstone's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: The Hop Barn and the Old Barn
List entry 1069029 · The pin is inside its outline · 40 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 36 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 40 with distances
Historic England ↗
Yalding 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 186 m away: River Beult 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.
Also on the record
Public footpath 29 m away; Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument 207 m away: Yalding Bridge; Inside the Yalding 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

Checked on 10 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 £470,000 in August 2006. Detached house, freehold.

10 August 2006£470,000

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

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
ME18 6HX
Received
around 7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Marden And Yalding
Parish
Yalding
Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Maidstone usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 2234 days to the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
233decided 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-15278852
Planning Portal ref
PP-15278852
Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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

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