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396 Princes Road Dartford Kent DA1 1LA

Refused Dartford 24/01191/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for pollarding of medium size Ash tree at the front of the property (to approximately 7 or 8 metres as per annotated photos), overhanging Princes Road subject to Tree Preservation Order No.8 2022

As published by the council, reference 24/01191/TPO

Application record

Reference
24/01191/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refusal TPO
Received
10 Oct 2024
Validated
10 Oct 2024
Decided
10 Dec 2024
Ward
Princes
Parish
Not Parished
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DA1 1LA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Oct 2024

    Received by Dartford

  2. 10 Dec 2024

    Decision issued: Refusal TPO

  3. 22 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Bentis Ltd Applicant, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2013 · London

2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

  • DELEGATED REPORT Report · 10 Dec 2024
  • REFUSED Decision Notice · 10 Dec 2024
  • PHOTO 2 Drawings · 15 Oct 2024
  • ANNOTATED PHOTO 1 Drawings · 15 Oct 2024
  • ANNOTATED PHOTO 2 Drawings · 15 Oct 2024
  • ANNOTATED PHOTO 3 Drawings · 15 Oct 2024
  • TREE LOCATION Drawings · 10 Oct 2024
  • AERIAL VIEW FOR TREE LOCATION Drawings · 10 Oct 2024
  • PHOTO OF TREE Drawings · 10 Oct 2024
  • AERIAL VIEW Drawings · 10 Oct 2024

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What this refusal means

Dartford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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