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

26/502480/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved

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
Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Important details

Council
Maidstone
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
ME13 8JL
Received
26 Jun 2026
Validated
26 Jun 2026
Ward
Watling
Parish
Faversham Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
About Trees Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15040977
Env. assessment
No
Maidstone
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#58 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Maidstone decision performance
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