Wreights House The Mall Faversham Kent ME13 8JL Data via plota.co.uk

26/502480/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Awaiting decision

Proposal

Conservation area notification to dismantle and remove one (T1) Magnolia Grandiflora to ground level, one (T2) Flagpole Cherry to reduce height from 8m to 5m and to Reduce the sections of growth extending over the conifer hedge, two (T3, T4) Malus hupehensis to reeduce the crowns by the selective removal of approximately 1-1.5 metres making the height 6m to 5m and radial spread from 2m to 1.5m, and to reduce the crown of one (T5) Prunus cerasifera from a height of 6m to 5m and a radial spread of 2m to 1.5m as shown in the application form… Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
6.8/10
Good
#66 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Maidstone is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #26 out of 292. Only 29% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 40% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Maidstone decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #241 of 292
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #205 of 292
84%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #26 of 292
29%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #47 of 292
70%
Minor dwellings approved
122 decided (1-9 homes)
74%
Major dwellings approved
23 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
43 decided
1,125
Total decisions
203 refused in 2025