The Old Stables The Vallance Lynsted Kent ME9 0RP Data via plota.co.uk

26/503057/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Conservation Area Notification for Removal of small Oak tree in centre of garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF No Objection TCA Decision · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Tree Officer Consultee Comment · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Correspondence Correspondence · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Aymers (Including the Stables)
List entry 1268471 · The pin is inside its outline
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.
Historic England ↗
Lynsted - The 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 ↗
Tree preservation order: Grounds of Aymers (also now The Vallance)
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
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 3; Inside the Lynsted 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 · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £680,000 in November 2017. Semi-detached house, freehold.

1 November 2017£680,000

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

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
ME9 0RP
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Teynham And Lynsted
Parish
Lynsted With Kingsdown
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 4 days slower than Swale's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
83decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Swale in the last twelve months, from validation. Swale decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15144484
Planning Portal ref
PP-15144484
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

19 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Listed Building Consent for conversion of garage into habitable room including replacemen…
24/500028/LBC
2024 Approved
Conversion of garage into habitable room including replacement of timber stable doors, in…
24/500027/FULL
2024 Approved
Listed Building Consent for conversion of garage into habitable room including replacemen…
24/500028/LBC
2024 Approved
Conversion of garage into habitable room including replacement of timber stable doors, in…
24/500027/FULL
Within ~100m

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2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2017 Approved
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Erection of a single storey orangery as amended by drawing SEA/05 as received 17 July 201…
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2017 Approved
Merganser 7 The Vallance Lynsted Sittingbourne Kent ME9 0RP
Proposed two storey rear extension
17/501501/FULL
2016 Approved
Five Oaks 5 The Vallance Lynsted Kent ME9 0RP
Erection of rear single storey extension
16/507099/FULL
2016 Approved
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Swale
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#263 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Swale is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #275 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Swale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #143 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #120 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #275 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #286 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
81 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
22 decided
658
Total decisions
71 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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