Farley Cottage Farley Lane Westerham Kent TN16 1UD Data via plota.co.uk
26/01742/WTCA - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
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Proposal
Removal of spruce tree. Data via plota.co.uk
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3 Jul 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026
Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Jul 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 8
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Boundary Walls to Garden Shared by Little Rosings (Modern Bungalow) and Old Rosings, Grade II, 49 m away · 1 Grade II*, 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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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- 49 mBoundary Walls to Garden Shared by Little Rosings (Modern Bungalow) and Old RosingsGrade II
- 83 mFarley WolfelandsGrade II*
- 118 m1-4 Squerryes Park CottagesGrade II
- 130 mGarden Wall to South of Farley and Wolfelands and Continuing East in Front of the Next PropertyGrade II
- 146 mSpringfield Cottage SpringfieldsGrade II
Registered park or garden 77 m away: Squerryes Court
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Also on the record
Green belt 3 m away: London; Inside the Westerham built-up area; Air quality management area 65 m away: AQMA No. 13 (A25); the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 12 days from validation, about the council's usual 14 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one12d
Council14d
UK36d
99%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
356decided 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
- DC2D78AF
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Approved
Ash - cut back to the main stem 3 low branches overhanging drive/parking area. Remove maj…
2024
Approved
Ash - cut back to the main stem 3 low branches overhanging drive/parking area. Remove maj…
2021
Approved
Works to trees (CA)
2018
Approved
Thin crown to 1 Ash tree by 15% and reduce to previous prining points up to 25% of the cr…
2018
Approved
Thin crown to 1 Ash tree by 15% and reduce to previous prining points up to 25% of the cr…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Wolfelands Place High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Various works to trees.
2025
Approved
Wolfelands Place High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Various works to trees.
2024
Approved
Farley Lodge Farley Lane Westerham Kent TN16 1UD
Sycamore; reduce branches overhanging neighbouring property up to 1.5m.
2024
Approved
Farley Lodge Farley Lane Westerham Kent TN16 1UD
Sycamore; reduce branches overhanging neighbouring property up to 1.5m.
2024
Approved
Wolfelands House High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
1 Beech and 1 Sycamore; reduce branches overhanging neighbouring property by up to 3m
2024
Approved
Wolfelands House High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
1 Beech and 1 Sycamore; reduce branches overhanging neighbouring property by up to 3m
2024
Approved
The Tudor House High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Erection of outbuilding
2024
Approved
The Tudor House High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Erection of outbuilding
2023
Approved
The Tudor House High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Hard and soft Landscaping. Adjusting site levels. Rebuilding retaining walls, steps and h…
2023
Approved
The Tudor House High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Proposed single storey orangery with lantern rooflight. Alterations to fenestration.
2023
Approved
Wolfelands House High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Works to oak tree
2023
Refused
Wolfelands House High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Double glazed replacement windows and like for like door replacements.
2023
Refused
Wolfelands House High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Double glazed replacement windows and like for like door replacements.
2023
Withdrawn
Wolfelands House High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Internal Fit out works on the Ground Floor and Basement level of the premises incorporati…
2023
Approved
Wolfelands House High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Proposed Mixed Use - Class E and residential.
2023
Approved
Old Rosings Farley Lane Westerham Kent TN16 1UD
Various works to trees.
2023
Springfield Cottage High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Proposed single storey rear replacement extension & internal alterations.
2023
The Tudor House High Street Westerham Kent TN16 1RQ
Various works to trees.
2021
Approved
Springfield Cottage High Street Westerham KENT TN16 1RQ
Roof alterations and alterations to the single storey rear extension & internal alteratio…
2021
Approved
Old Rosings Farley Lane Westerham KENT TN16 1UD
Construction of first floor extension, removal of 1st floor bay window, pitched roof, alt…
2017
Approved
Old Rosings Farley Lane Westerham KENT TN16 1UD
Various works to trees TPO. cc
2017
Withdrawn
Henry Streeter Automotive Ltd Wolfelands Place High Street Westerham KENT TN16 1RQ
Removal of wall and creation of new driveway.
2017
Approved
Wolfelands House High Street Westerham KENT TN16 1RQ
Fell 1 Cherry Tree.
2016
Approved
Little Rosings Farley Lane Westerham KENT TN16 1UD
Reduction of Walnut tree back to old pruning points.
2016
Approved
Wolfelands House High Street Westerham KENT TN16 1RQ
Beech (T18) - Beech crown reduced to previous points (by approximately 2.5m) (TPO).
Sevenoaks
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#115 of 296 councils
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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.
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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
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