Grass Verge South To Dolly's Garden Malling Road Teston Kent ME18 5AS Data via plota.co.uk

26/503126/TPOA - Tree Preservation Order Application Decided
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree Preservation Order application (1 of 2014) : T1 Lime, Lift to 4m property side. The tree is overshadowing the property and garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Lesser Works (Trees)
22 Sept 2026

Lesser Works (Trees) on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Granted Consent for Lesser Work Decision · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Teston Parish Council Parish Comments · 1 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Online Comment Neighbour Comments · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Location Aerial Photo Photographs · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Barham Cottage, Grade II, 53 m away · 3 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; Protected tree 14 m away: 1/2014, order 1/2014; Inside the Teston built-up area; Conservation area 94 m away: Teston; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 · 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.

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Tree Preservation Order Application
Postcode
ME18 5AS
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Barming Heath And Teston
Parish
Teston
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Lesser Works (Trees)
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Qualitree Services Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15155025
Planning Portal ref
PP-15155025
Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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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
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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