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25/503101/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Conservation Area Notification: T1 2x Ash stems - fell to ground level, T2 Partially fallen tree - Remove, T3 dead Yew - Fell, G1 - Crown lift trees up to their full height. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 22 Jul 2025
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Approved
28 Aug 2025

Approved on 28 Aug 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF No Objection TCA Decision · 28 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 28 Aug 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Photos Photographs · 22 Jul 2025 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Lenham Village 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 ↗
24 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Court Lodge, Grade II, 56 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 22 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 3; Scheduled monument 240 m away: Lock-up, Lenham; National landscape 412 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Lenham 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 1 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.

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Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
ME17 2QB
Received
around 22 Jul 2025
Validated
22 Jul 2025
Ward
Harrietsham, Lenham And North Downs
Parish
Lenham
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Sept 2025
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
28 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Tag Trees Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, 5 days faster than Maidstone's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. 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-14196964
Planning Portal ref
PP-14196964
Statutory expiry
2 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

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Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
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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

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