The Vicarage Upper Street Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/502298/TPOA - Tree Preservation Order Application Decided
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

TPO application to crown reduce one Tulip tree to radius of 5m; Crown reduce one Maple tree to radius of 5m; Crown reduce one Copper Beech tree to radius of 6m. Tree subject to TPO Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
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TPOA Split Refused/ Lesser
26 Aug 2026

TPOA Split Refused/ Lesser on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 26 Aug 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF TPOA Split Refused/ Lesser Decision · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF . Hollingbourne Parish Council Hollingbourne Parish Council Consultee Comment · 2 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 5

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo 1 Front of House Photographs · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo 2 - front of house Photographs · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo 3 Back of House Photographs · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo 4 Trees overhanging Roof Photographs · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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, Upper 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 ↗
Public footpath 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Old Vicarage, Grade II, 34 m away · 1 Grade I, 11 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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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 6 m away: 5004/2021/TPO.
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
Tree Preservation Order Application
Postcode
ME17 1UJ
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish
Hollingbourne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
TPOA Split Refused/ Lesser
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15009576
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
TPO Application to reduce the canopy of 1no. Tulip tree (T1) current height 30m and radiu…
25/502698/TPOA
2025 Approved
TPO Application to reduce the canopy of 1no. Tulip tree (T1) current height 30m and radiu…
25/502698/TCA
2025 Approved
TPO Application to reduce the canopy of 1no. Tulip tree (T1) current height 30m and radiu…
25/502698/TPOA
2025 Approved
TPO Application to reduce the canopy of 1no. Tulip tree (T1) current height 30m and radiu…
25/502698/TCA
2025 Approved
Erection of two storey rear extension and replacement external doors and windows
25/501999/FULL
2025 Approved
Erection of two storey rear extension and replacement external doors and windows
25/501999/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Six Bells Upper Street Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UJ
Conservation Area Notification: To reduce one Yew tree from 9m-10m in height by 2m. Also…
24/503506/TCA
2024 Approved
Six Bells Upper Street Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UJ
Conservation Area Notification: To reduce one Yew tree from 9m-10m in height by 2m. Also…
24/503506/TCA
2024 Approved
The Old Vicarage Upper Street Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UJ
Conservation Area Notification : Fell one pear tree due to poor health/condition.
24/501086/TCA
2024 Approved
The Old Vicarage Upper Street Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UJ
Conservation Area Notification : Fell one pear tree due to poor health/condition.
24/501086/TCA
2022 Approved
Six Bells Upper Street Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UJ
Conservation Area Notification to reduce One yew tree height of 8m and width of 5m reduce…
22/505447/TCA
2022 Approved
1 New Cottage Upper Street Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UJ
Demolition of existing side store, and erection of a two storey side extension, with fron…
22/503241/FULL
2022 Refused
1 New Cottage Upper Street Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UJ
Demolition of existing side store, and erection of a two storey front and side extension…
22/501354/FULL
2021 Refused
The Vicarage Upper Street Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1UJ
Erection of detached dwelling with associated access, parking, fencing and landscaping.
21/506316/FULL
2021 Withdrawn
The Vicarage Upper Street Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1UJ
Erection of a detached dwelling.
21/501115/FULL
2020 Approved
The Vicarage Upper Street Hollingbourne ME17 1UJ
Conservation area notification to :- Remove overhanging large suspended, broken branch of…
20/505584/TCA
2020 Refused
All Saints Cottage Upper Street Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1UJ
Erection of a replacement garage.
20/501050/FULL
2019 Approved
The Old Vicarage Upper Street Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1UJ
Erection of detached double garage with multi-purpose room above.
19/504533/FULL
2019 Approved
The Old Vicarage Upper Street Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1UJ
Erection of detached double garage with multi-purpose room above.
19/504533/FULL
2019 Refused
1 & 2 New Cottages Upper Street Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1UJ
Erection of two storey extensions to 1 and 2 New Cottages, to form 4no. terraced properti…
19/502435/FULL
2019 Refused
1 & 2 New Cottages Upper Street Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1UJ
Erection of two storey extensions to 1 and 2 New Cottages, to form 4no. terraced properti…
19/502435/FULL
2018 Approved
Grove House Upper Street Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1UL
Conservation Area consent to cut back ( especially branches overhanging the road ( upper…
18/505164/TCA
2018 Approved
Grove House Upper Street Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1UL
Conservation Area consent to cut back ( especially branches overhanging the road ( upper…
18/505164/TCA
2018 Approved
Six Bells Upper Street Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1UJ
Conservation area consent to reduce height of one Holly Tree by approx. 2 feet and prune…
18/504231/TCA
2018 Approved
Six Bells Upper Street Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1UJ
Conservation area consent to reduce height of one Holly Tree by approx. 2 feet and prune…
18/504231/TCA
2018 Approved
The Old Vicarage Upper Street Hollingbourne Maidstone Kent ME17 1UJ
Conservation area notification for the 50% reduction of two Poplar to prevent buttress sw…
18/504217/TCA
2018 Approved
The Old Vicarage Upper Street Hollingbourne ME17 1UJ
Conservation area notification to fell 4 x Yews and 1 x Conifer. 50% reduction to 3x Lime…
18/501781/TCA
2016 Approved
Grove House Upper Street Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UL
Trees in a Conservation Area: Reduce height of Laurel trees (approx. 6) by up to 60%.
16/507722/TCA
2016 Approved
2 New Cottage Upper Street Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UJ
EIA Screening Opinion for the erection of a new dwelling utilising existing access arrang…
16/506462/ENVSCR
2016 Refused
2 New Cottage Upper Street Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UJ
Erection of a new dwelling utilising existing access arrangements to the site. Demolition…
16/506385/FULL
2016 Approved
Six Bells Upper Street Hollingbourne Kent ME17 1UJ
Conservation area notification to 1no. Yew tree - prune back and shape to match owners si…
16/502345/TCA
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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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