Mapledown House 9 High Hilden Close Tonbridge Kent TN10 3DB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01313/TPOC - Tree Preservation Order Consent Approved

Proposal

1 x Oak (applicants ref. G1) - Thin the canopy by 15% and cleanout deadwood. T2 of Tree Preservation Order. 1 x Lime (applicants ref. G1) - Thin the canopy by 20%, remove the suckers on the garden side and prune the suckers only on the roadside to create a screening hedge, canopy lift over the road to 5.2 metres. T3 of Tree Preservation Order… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Jul 2026
Consultation
17 Jul 2026
Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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
Inside the Hilden Park built-up area; Green belt 30 m away: London; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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
Tonbridge
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Consent
Postcode
TN10 3DB
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Hildenborough
Parish
Tonbridge
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Treework (Tunbridge Wells) Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 11 days slower than Tonbridge's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
188decided 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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15076687
Neighbours
17 Jul 2026
Comments by
9 Aug 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