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26/01728/TPOC - Tree Preservation Order Consent Registered

Proposal

1 x Ash (applicants ref. T06) - Remove 1 x pendulous limb growing at 5m above ground level to west. Prune back western section of canopy by approx 3m as specified, (Sever Ivy and deadwood). 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T07) - Prune back western side of canopy by approx 2m as specified, (Sever Ivy and deadwood). 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T08) - Pollard both stems at approx 4 - 5m from ground level retaining as habitat poles. 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T11) - Reduce southwestern side of canopy by no more than 4m (retaining 6m), (Sever Ivy and deadwood). 1 x Field Maple (applicants ref. T12) - Prune back limb touching garage to give 1m clearance as specified. (21 x dead Elm, 1 x dead unidentified tree, 2 x dead Elm stems and 1 Group of dead Elm in fenceline (applicants ref. T03, T14, T15, T17, T19, G02, G03, G04, G05, G06, G07 and G08) - Fell. 1 x dead Hawthorn (applicants ref. T09) - Fell/pollard as specified. 1 x Maple, 3 x Ash, 3 x Elm and 1 x Sycamore (applicants ref. T01, T02, T16, T18, T20 and G01) - Remove deadwood only. 1 x Ash (applicants ref. T10) - Remove deadwood and Sever Ivy only. 1 x Field Maple (applicants ref. T13) - Remove dead sections of canopy as specified.) All standing in Woodland W1 of Tree Preservation Order. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Oct 2026, from Tonbridge's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 2

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
SSSI 140 m away: Aylesford Pit 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 28 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
Tonbridge
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Aylesford North And North Downs
Parish
Aylesford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cantia arboricultural services

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Tonbridge usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
225decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Tonbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Tonbridge decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

22 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15228990
Neighbours
21 Sept 2026
Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
14 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Tonbridge
Planning Authority Score
4/10
Below average
#193 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tonbridge is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #244 out of 296. 54% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (97%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tonbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #31 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #45 of 296
49%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #244 of 296
54%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #246 of 296
88%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
9 decided
880
Total decisions
47 refused in the year to March 2026