5 Sandstone Rise Boxley Kent ME5 9DH Data via plota.co.uk

26/502394/TPOA - Tree Preservation Order Application Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

TPO application to remove one Ash (TPO 1 of 1969). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2026
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Approved
18 Aug 2026

Approved on 18 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Granted TPO Decision · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo Photographs · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo Photographs · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo Photographs · 22 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Tree preservation order: 1/1969
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
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
National landscape 213 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Chatham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Maidstone
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Postcode
ME5 9DH
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Boxley Downs
Parish
Boxley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 8 days slower than Maidstone's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
124decided 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-15023690
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed barn-hip to gable extension and construction…
24/503075/LAWPRO
2024 Approved
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed barn-hip to gable extension and construction…
24/503075/LAWPRO
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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25/502073/TPOA
2024 Approved
16 Greensands Boxley Kent ME5 9DQ
TPO application to crown reduce one Ash (T1) from current Height of 15m, Radial distance…
24/504763/TPOA
2024 Approved
16 Greensands Boxley Kent ME5 9DQ
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2024 Approved
Beechen Hall, Boxley Parish Office Wildfell Close Boxley Kent ME5 9RU
Tree Preservation Order Application: T6 Field Maple - Crown Lift to 3m clearance, T7 Ash…
24/503771/TPOA
2024 Approved
Beechen Hall, Boxley Parish Office Wildfell Close Boxley Kent ME5 9RU
Tree Preservation Order Application: T6 Field Maple - Crown Lift to 3m clearance, T7 Ash…
24/503771/TPOA
2024 Approved
Beechen Hall Wildfell Close Boxley Kent ME5 9RU
Erection of replacement entrance gates and height restrictor.
24/500729/FULL
2024 Approved
Beechen Hall Wildfell Close Boxley Kent ME5 9RU
Erection of replacement entrance gates and height restrictor.
24/500729/FULL
2024 Approved
Beechen Hall Wildfell Close Boxley Kent ME5 9RU
Siting of a new storage container.
24/500728/FULL
2024 Approved
Beechen Hall Wildfell Close Boxley Kent ME5 9RU
Siting of a new storage container.
24/500728/FULL
2023 Approved
12B Greensands Boxley Kent ME5 9DQ
Lawful Development Certificate for external and internal alterations, including the conve…
23/505433/LAWPRO
2022 Approved
14 Greensands Boxley Chatham Kent ME5 9DQ
Lawful development certificate for proposed demolition of rear conservatory and erection…
22/500515/LAWPRO
2020 Approved
13 Saracen Fields Boxley Chatham Kent ME5 9DG
Erection of two storey front/side extension, external works including new retaining wall…
20/504668/FULL
2020 Approved
11 Sandstone Rise Boxley ME5 9DH
TPO application to cut back group of sweet chestnut trees to fence line to clear from res…
20/500848/TPOA
2019 Approved
4 Saracen Fields Boxley Chatham Kent ME5 9DG
TPO application to prune overhang (into garden of 14 Sandstone Rise) of one Conifer back…
19/503374/TPOA
2019 Approved
4 Saracen Fields Boxley Chatham Kent ME5 9DG
TPO application to prune overhang (into garden of 14 Sandstone Rise) of one Conifer back…
19/503374/TPOA
2019 Approved
14 Greensands Boxley Chatham Kent ME5 9DQ
TPO Application Sweet Chestnut Tree (T1) - to be reduced in height by 50% to 5m due to ex…
19/502589/TPOA
2019 Approved
14 Greensands Boxley Chatham Kent ME5 9DQ
TPO Application Sweet Chestnut Tree (T1) - to be reduced in height by 50% to 5m due to ex…
19/502589/TPOA
2019 Approved
1 Wildfell Close Boxley Kent ME5 9RU
TPO application to fell one Hornbeam; Remove crossing branch on one Hornbeam over footpat…
19/501936/TPOA
2019 Approved
1 Wildfell Close Boxley Kent ME5 9RU
TPO application to fell one Hornbeam; Remove crossing branch on one Hornbeam over footpat…
19/501936/TPOA
2017 Approved
Beechen Hall Wildfell Close Boxley Chatham Kent ME5 9RU
Proposed single storey extension and associated external works.
17/504882/FULL
2017 Approved
16 Greensands Boxley Chatham Kent ME5 9DQ
TPO application for 1no. Maple - Cut back branch to boundary to clear fence line
17/504014/TPO
2016 Approved
15 Greensands Boxley Kent ME5 9DQ
Single storey side extension to provide storage space and increase existing kitchen area…
16/506229/FULL
2016 Approved
14 Sandstone Rise Boxley Kent ME5 9DH
TPO application to 1no. Ash - Fell
16/505304/TPO
2016 Approved
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Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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