7 Galena Close Boxley Kent ME5 9NE Data via plota.co.uk

26/503025/TPOA - Tree Preservation Order Application Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order Application: Hornbeam - Reduce height to 6m above ground level and spread to 2m, subject to TPO No. 1 of 1969 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Granted TPO Decision · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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
Radon affected area, class 4; National landscape 460 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Chatham built-up area; Priority habitat 25 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 9NE
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Boxley Downs
Parish
Boxley
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Application Permitted
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
159decided 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-15140195
Planning Portal ref
PP-15140195
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 2026
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

2022 Approved
TPO Application to Fell One Silver Birch Tree to ground level.
22/505866/TPOA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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10 Celestine Close Walderslade Kent ME5 9NG
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Tree Preservation Order application: T1 Holly - Remove to ground level. T2 Conifer - Remo…
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2025 Approved
4 Galena Close Boxley Kent ME5 9NE
Tree Preservation Order application: T1 Holly - Remove to ground level. T2 Conifer - Remo…
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2025 Approved
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Erection of a single storey rear extension including 4no. rooflights.
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2025 Approved
21 Goldstone Walk Boxley Kent ME5 9QB
Erection of a single storey rear extension including 4no. rooflights.
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2023 Approved
6 Cinnabar Close Walderslade Kent ME5 9PF
Tree Preservation Order Application : Oak (T1) - prune secondary branches to achieve 5m g…
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2022 Approved
22 Goldstone Walk Boxley Kent ME5 9QB
Erection of one detached 4-bedroom house with garage and parking (revised scheme to 19/50…
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2022 Approved
8 Galena Close Boxley Kent ME5 9NE
Tree Preservation Order application: 2 no. Hornbeam Trees - Reduce height to 5 metres abo…
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2022 Refused
22 Goldstone Walk Boxley Kent ME5 9QB
Erection of one detached 4-bedroom house with associated parking (revised scheme to 19/50…
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2022 Approved
24 Goldstone Walk Boxley Kent ME5 9QB
Tree Preservation Order application: T1 Oak reduce height 4m leaving finished height 12m…
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2022 Approved
2 Celestine Close Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9NG
Part conversion of garage into annexe, ancillary to main dwelling, increasing roof height…
22/500995/FULL
2021 Approved
19 Galena Close Boxley Chatham Kent ME5 9NE
Erection of raised decking and alterations to boundary fence.
21/501270/FULL
2021 Approved
23 Goldstone Walk Boxley Chatham Kent ME5 9QB
Change of use of amenity land to residential garden with the erection of a 1.8m high clos…
21/505890/FULL
2021 Refused
2 Celestine Close Walderslade Chatham Kent ME5 9NG
Tree Preservation Order application: To Fell one Horse Chestnut Tree in Front garden with…
21/505869/TPOA
2021 Refused
9 Goldstone Walk Boxley ME5 9QB
TPO application to fell one Hornbeam to ground level.
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2021 Approved
18 Goldstone Walk Boxley Chatham Kent ME5 9QB
TPO Application - T1 Silver Birch - Reduce crown by approximately 3m, currently approxima…
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2016 Approved
1 Brockbank Close Boxley Kent ME5 9US
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2016 Approved
1 Brockbank Close Boxley Kent ME5 9US
TPO Application - for the removal to ground level of 3 x stems of Sweet Chestnut. For the…
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2016 Refused
20 Celestine Close Walderslade Kent ME5 9NG
TPO application to coppice Twin stem Hornbeam at 0.3m
16/506286/TPO
2016 Refused
24 Celestine Close Walderslade Kent ME5 9NG
TPO application to 2no. Hornbeam - Pollard to approximately 50% of current height
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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
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

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