Knowle Cottage The Green Bearsted Kent ME14 4DN Data via plota.co.uk

26/503216/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Conservation Area Notification: T1 Laurel - Fell, T2 & T3 Bay trees - reduce height from 6m to 4m and spread from 5m to 3m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Other documents 2

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photo of Tree Photographs · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Bearsted Village Green and Holy Cross Church 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.
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12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Ivy House, Grade II, 5 m away · 12 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
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Bearsted built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £1,115,000 in January 2025. Detached house, freehold.

17 January 2025£1,115,000
31 March 2014£705,000
13 June 2007£700,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area210 m² (2,260 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
ME14 4DN
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Bearsted And Downswood
Parish
Bearsted
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Treeworld

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 12 days faster than Maidstone's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. 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-15170009
Planning Portal ref
PP-15170009
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Erection of a single storey extension to existing outbuilding including 3no. rooflights a…
25/502254/FULL
2025 Refused
Erection of a single storey extension to existing outbuilding including 3no. rooflights a…
25/502254/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
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2025 Refused
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2016 Refused
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Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.