1 Gambia Cottages Upper Street Leeds Kent ME17 1RZ Data via plota.co.uk

25/503637/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Conservation Area notification: 1 Corkscrew Willow 11m - cut back by half, 2 Yew 2.4m - Top cut by one third, 3 Dead tree (type unknown) - to be removed completely Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 1 Sept 2025
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Approved
15 Oct 2025

Approved on 15 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF No Objection TCA Decision · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 1 Sept 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Gambia Cottages
List entry 1336331 · The pin is inside its outline · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade II)
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 ↗
Leeds, Upper Street 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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 2; Scheduled monument 219 m away: Leeds Priory: Augustinian Priory of St Mary and St Nicholas with associated dovecotes and slype, and the site of the 18th century Meredith mansion; Inside the Leeds (Maidstone) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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

Checked on 2 November 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 2

Last sold for £129,000 in October 1999. Terraced house, freehold.

14 October 1999£129,000
25 April 1997£97,000

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

Building

Floor area68 m² (732 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (39 out of 100), could reach D
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2012, 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
ME17 1RZ
Received
around 1 Sept 2025
Validated
1 Sept 2025
Ward
Leeds And Langley
Parish
Leeds
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2025
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
15 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

91%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
221decided 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-14279986
Planning Portal ref
PP-14279986
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2025
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

2016 Approved
Conservation area notification to 2no. Corkscrew Willows -Fell
16/504324/TCA
Within ~100m

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2020 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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Erection of single storey rear extension.
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2018 Approved
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Conservation area notification to fell two Corkscrew Willow trees.
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2018 Approved
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Conservation area notification to fell two Corkscrew Willow trees.
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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.