Wayfarers Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1RB Data via plota.co.uk

26/502759/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Conservation area notification to pollard one multi-stemmed (T1) Ash from 18m to 8m, pollard two (T2, T3) Ash from 18m to 8m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF No Objection TCA Decision · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 2 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo of Tree Photographs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo of Tree 2 Photographs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo of Tree 3 Photographs · 20 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Wayfarers
List entry 1060825 · 4 m from the pin · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 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 ↗
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.
Hollingbourne, Broad Street 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
ME17 1RB
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish
Hollingbourne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
12 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
South East Tree Works

How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, 15 days faster than Maidstone's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
123decided 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-15093902
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Conservation area notification to fell one Catoniasta (T1), one Crataegus Prunofolia (T2)…
23/504363/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Brushings Cottage Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1RB
Conservation area notification to remove one (T1) Ash tree and to remove one (T2) Leyland…
25/500060/TCA
2025 Approved
Brushings Cottage Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1RB
Conservation area notification to remove one (T1) Ash tree and to remove one (T2) Leyland…
25/500060/TCA
2023 Approved
Northdown Croft Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1RB
Conservation Notification Area: To Fell One Field Maple Tree to ground level.
23/501559/TCA
2021 Approved
Brushings Cottage Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1RB
Listed Building Consent for a replacement roof light
21/501487/LBC
2020 Approved
The Oast House Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1RB
Minor Material Amendment to 18/506075/FULL (Proposed single storey rear extension with ro…
20/500494/FULL
2019 Approved
Norton Charity Broad Street Hill Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1QY
Trees in a Conservation area notification: (1) - Lime Tree Approx. 65' to 75' tall and wi…
19/506208/TCA
2019 Approved
Norton Charity Broad Street Hill Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1QY
Trees in a Conservation area notification: (1) - Lime Tree Approx. 65' to 75' tall and wi…
19/506208/TCA
2019 Approved
The Oast House Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne ME17 1RB
Conservation Area Notification - Conifer (T1) - fell due to close proximity to garage bui…
19/501080/TCA
2019 Approved
The Oast House Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne ME17 1RB
Conservation Area Notification - Conifer (T1) - fell due to close proximity to garage bui…
19/501080/TCA
2019 Approved
Norton Charity Broad Street Hill Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1QY
Proposed first floor extension over existing kitchen area.
19/500109/FULL
2019 Approved
Norton Charity Broad Street Hill Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1QY
Proposed first floor extension over existing kitchen area.
19/500109/FULL
2018 Approved
The Oast House Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1RB
Proposed single storey rear extension with roof lights / roof lantern and internal altera…
18/506075/FULL
2018 Approved
The Oast House Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1RB
Proposed single storey rear extension with roof lights / roof lantern and internal altera…
18/506075/FULL
2018 Approved
Wayfarers Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne ME17 1RB
Listed Building Consent for construction of a small wall (0.9m high) topped with chestnut…
18/504612/LBC
2018 Approved
Wayfarers Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne ME17 1RB
Listed Building Consent for construction of a small wall (0.9m high) topped with chestnut…
18/504612/LBC
2018 Approved
Wayfarers Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne ME17 1RB
Construction of a small wall (0.9m high) topped with chestnut hurdles (to a total height…
18/504611/FULL
2018 Approved
Wayfarers Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne ME17 1RB
Construction of a small wall (0.9m high) topped with chestnut hurdles (to a total height…
18/504611/FULL
2018 Approved
The Oast House Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne ME17 1RB
Change of use of part of an area of existing garden to accommodate two Shepherd's Huts pr…
18/502003/FULL
2018 Approved
The Oast House Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne ME17 1RB
Change of use of part of an area of existing garden to accommodate two Shepherd's Huts pr…
18/502003/FULL
2018 Withdrawn
The Oast House Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1RB
Erection of a single storey rear extension. Conversion of basement with connecting single…
18/501600/FULL
2018 Withdrawn
The Oast House Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1RB
Erection of a single storey rear extension. Conversion of basement with connecting single…
18/501600/FULL
2017 Approved
Wayfarers Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1RB
Tree in Conservation Area notification to fell 5 x Sycamore. Crown reduce 3 x Lime, 1 x F…
17/505633/TCA
2019 Approved
The Oast House Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne ME17 1RB
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 3 (Tree Protection) Subject to 18/506075/FUL…
19/505040/SUB
2019 Approved
The Oast House Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne ME17 1RB
Submission of Details to Discharge Condition 3 (Tree Protection) Subject to 18/506075/FUL…
19/505040/SUB
2019 Refused
The Oast House Pilgrims Way Hollingbourne ME17 1RB
Non Material Amendment being proposed log burner and matte black chimney flue along south…
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Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
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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