2 Spenlow Drive Boxley Kent ME5 9JT Data via plota.co.uk

Pending 26/503539/TPOA
Date received
around 1 Oct 2026
Date validated
1 Oct 2026
Postcode
ME5 9JT

Description

TPO application to crown reduce one Hornbeam (T1) by approximately 2 meters of the overall crown size to leave final height of 18m and radial spread of 6m. Crown reduce one Chestnut (T2) by approximately 2 meters of the overall crown size to leave final height of 20m, prune back the branches adjacent to the building to suitable growth points at the main stem to provide appropriate clearance from the property (final radial spread of 5m). Crown reduce one Field Maple (T3) by approximately 2 metres of the overall crown size to leave final height of 20m, prune back the branches adjacent to the building to suitable growth points at the main stem to provide appropriate clearance from the property (final radial spread of 5m). Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicts a decision between 4 Nov 2026 and 13 Nov 2026, from Maidstone's recent tree and landscaping works.

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Maidstone usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 39.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Site constraints 5

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
Radon affected area, class 4; Tree preservation order about 1 m away: 1/1969; National landscape about 340 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Chatham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 8 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 £240,000 in October 2013. Detached house, freehold.

29 October 2013£240,000
12 February 2009£165,000

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

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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

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