Sussex House 409 London Road Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 6DB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
TPOC 1 x Conifer (11 of applicants rear garden plan and photo 4 of the applicants annotated photos received on the 25th February 2026) - Reduce height and lateral branches by up to 1M. Standing in Area A1 of Tree Preservation Order. TNCA Line of Conifer trees (1 to 8 of applicants rear garden plan and photos 1 and 2 of the applicants annotated photos received on the 25th February 2026) - Lift the crowns of this line of trees by up to 1m. 1 x Conifer (9 of applicants rear garden plan and photo 3 of the applicants annotated photos received on the 25th February 2026) - Trim only the lateral branches as indicated on annotated photo. (Mixed species Conifer and other evergreen hedge (1 to 8 of applicants front garden plan and photo 6 of the applicants annotated photos received on the 25th February 2026) and Conifer hedge (10 of applicants rear garden plan and photo attached to email dated 20th August 2026) - Trim the regrowth from previous works to the conifers/evergreens whilst leaving sufficient green growth to maintain a green top and face without cutting into old bare brown wood. Laurel (photo 5 of the applicants annotated photos received on the 25th February 2026) - Trim.). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Sept 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 3
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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £1,000,000 in February 2026. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Tonbridge
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Postcode
- ME20 6DB
- Received
- 25 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Aylesford South And Ditton
- Parish
- Aylesford
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 148 days from validation, 107 days slower than Tonbridge's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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.
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14728506
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14728506
- Neighbours
- 20 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 20 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 13 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 15 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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