Bishops Cottage 49 Main Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6EQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/02071/WTCA - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Yew - Reduce crown by 1-2m and crown raise to 3m back to previous points. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF NO OBJECTION - WTCA Decision · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF APPLICATION - CONSULTEES STATUS Consultations - Request · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: Bishops Court
List entry 1243927 · 14 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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.
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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.
Sundridge 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 Expansion Zone
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 Sundridge built-up area; Air quality management area 14 m away: AQMA No. 13 (A25); 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.

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Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
TN14 6EQ
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Brasted, Chevening And Sundridge
Parish
Sundridge
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection Lodged
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Aztech Group South East Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 19 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
PP-15132735
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

9 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Reduce Willow tree below the tear into a safe pollard.
19/02282/W5DAY
2019 Approved
Reduce Willow tree below the tear into a safe pollard.
19/02282/W5DAY
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Sundridge House 73 Main Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6EQ
The conversion of Sundridge House to five apartments with restoration works to include th…
25/01209/FUL
2025
Sundridge House 73 Main Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6EQ
The conversion of Sundridge House to five apartments with restoration works to include th…
25/01209/FUL
2025 Approved
57A Main Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6EQ
T1- Silver Birch fell to ground level. Tree is in decline with upper crown dieback severa…
25/00239/WTCA
2025 Approved
57A Main Road Sundridge Kent TN14 6EQ
T1- Silver Birch fell to ground level. Tree is in decline with upper crown dieback severa…
25/00239/WTCA
2022
57A Main Road Sundridge Sevenoaks Kent TN14 6EQ
Remove existing roof, construct new first floor extension with partially pitch roof and f…
22/02609/HOUSE
2022 Withdrawn
57A Main Road Sundridge Sevenoaks Kent TN14 6EQ
Remove existing roof, construct new first floor extension with pitch roof and rooflights…
22/00336/HOUSE
2016 Approved
Sundridge House 73 Main Road Sundridge KENT TN14 6EQ
Details pursuant to condition 4 (landscaping) of planning permission SE/10/02143/FUL
16/00374/DETAIL
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

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