Oak House High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BP Data via plota.co.uk

26/02224/WTPO - Works to Trees covered by a TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1. Oak for crown reduce to previous unions removing 1.5 meters of growth. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
7 Oct 2026

Approved on 7 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF GRANT - WTPO Decision · 7 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG SKETCH PLAN Drawing · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF APPLICATION - CONSULTEES STATUS Consultations - Request · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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High Weald 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.
Penshurst 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 ↗
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) agrees.
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.
9 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Old Smithy (a.k.a. Forge Stores) and Forge Garage Cottage, Grade II, 46 m away · 1 Grade II*, 8 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
Registered park or garden 163 m away: Penshurst Place.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £810,000 in October 2021. Detached house, freehold.

22 October 2021£810,000

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

Building

Floor area134 m² (1,442 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingAir source heat pump, underfloor, electric
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Sevenoaks
Application type
Works to Trees covered by a TPO
Postcode
TN11 8BP
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Penshurst, Fordcombe & Chiddingstone
Parish
Penshurst
Target decision
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
7 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Benjamin's Trees Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 33 days slower than Sevenoaks's median of 16 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
438decided 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
PP-15168720
Statutory expiry
14 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Works to Horse Chestnut tree.
23/03051/WTPO
2017 Approved
Works to mature Oak tree adjacent to roadside: Fell tree by sectionally dismantling using…
17/01137/WTCA
2016 Approved
Various works to trees.
16/03950/WTCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Fir Tree House Penshurst Road Penshurst Kent TN11 8DB
Remove cherry tree and replace it with new tree.
25/03577/WTCA
2025 Approved
Fir Tree House Penshurst Road Penshurst Kent TN11 8DB
Remove cherry tree and replace it with new tree.
25/03577/WTCA
2025 Approved
The Rectory High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BN
Maple x 2 to fell or dismantle by leaving the main stem as low to ground level as possibl…
25/02604/WTCA
2025 Approved
The Rectory High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BN
Maple x 2 to fell or dismantle by leaving the main stem as low to ground level as possibl…
25/02604/WTCA
2024 Approved
The Village House High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BT
Proposed demolition of the existing single storey rear projection, shed and garage and th…
24/01477/LBCALT
2024 Approved
The Village House High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BT
Proposed demolition of the existing single storey rear projection, shed and garage and th…
24/01477/LBCALT
2024 Approved
The Leicester Arms Hotel High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BT
Sycamore - reduce canopy by 30%
24/01814/WTCA
2024 Approved
The Leicester Arms Hotel High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BT
Sycamore - reduce canopy by 30%
24/01814/WTCA
2024 Refused
8 Latymers Penshurst Kent TN11 8DE
Ash. Fell to ground level.
24/01273/WTPO
2024 Refused
8 Latymers Penshurst Kent TN11 8DE
Ash. Fell to ground level.
24/01273/WTPO
2023 Withdrawn
Penshurst Village Hall High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BP
Proposed single storey extension to the north-western elevation of the existing village h…
23/02496/FUL
2022
The Village House High Street Penshurst Tonbridge Kent TN11 8BT
Proposed demolition of the existing single storey rear projection, shed and garage and th…
22/02983/HOUSE
2022
The Village House High Street Penshurst Tonbridge Kent TN11 8BT
Proposed demolition of the existing single storey rear projection, shed and garage and th…
22/02984/LBCALT
2022 Approved
Forge Garage Cottage High Street Penshurst Tonbridge Kent TN11 8BU
Proposed French doors fitted to enlarged window opening off Sitting Room.
22/01697/LBCALT
2022 Approved
Squirrels Hollow 9 Latymers Penshurst Tonbridge Kent TN11 8DE
Various works to trees. (WTCA)
22/01990/WTCA
2022 Approved
1 Keymer Court High Street Penshurst Tonbridge Kent TN11 8BU
Various works to trres. (WTCA).
22/01315/WTCA
2022 Approved
The Rectory High Street Penshurst Tonbridge Kent TN11 8BN
Fell Scot Pine tree.
22/00648/W5DAY
2022 Approved
The Limes 10 Latymers Penshurst Tonbridge Kent TN11 8DE
Various works to trees in CA.
22/00393/WTCA
2021 Approved
Courtyard House High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BP
Greenhouse extension.
21/03955/HOUSE
2021 Approved
4 Keymer Court High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BU
Fell conifer tree.
21/04012/WTCA
2017 Approved
Squirrels Hollow 9 Latymers Penshurst KENT TN11 8DE
Reduce crown of 1 Ash tree by 30% (WTCA).
17/00517/WTCA
2016 Approved
BT Telephone Box West Of Forge Garrage Cottage High Street Penshurst Kent TN11 8BU
Removal of BT Public Payphone
16/03485/CAN
2016 Approved
The Limes 10 Latymers Penshurst Kent TN11 8DE
Pollard 3x lime trees on rear boundary reducing height by approx. 8m to reduce amount of…
16/02954/WTCA
2016 Approved
11 Latymers Penshurst KENT TN11 8DE
Various works to trees (CA).
16/00707/WTCA
2016 Approved
Ashlea 7 Latymers Penshurst Kent TN11 8DE
Demolition of existing conservatory; construction of new oak framed conservatory, single…
16/00149/HOUSE
Sevenoaks
Planning Authority Score
5.6/10
Average
#115 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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. View full council performance
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
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.