Planning application
146 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2EU
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for Oak T3 - Complete removal (felling) of the tree to ground level, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 2020
As published by the council, reference 26/00395/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00395/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal TPO
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Joydens Wood
- Parish
- Not Parished
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA5 2EU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dartford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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21/00609/TPO Granted
146 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2EU
Application to reduce 3 branches of 1 No. Oak tree overhanging 97 Norfield Road by 3.04 metres to finished length 0.5m subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 2020
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by Dartford
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8 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refusal TPO
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- REFUSED CONSENT
- TREE CONSULTANT
- SITE LOCATION PLAN
- TREE LOCATION/SKETCH PLAN
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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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146 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2EU
Application for Oak T3 - Complete removal (felling) of the tree to ground level, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 2020
Refused Trees 5 docs -
146 Summerhouse Drive Bexley Kent DA5 2EU
Application to reduce 3 branches of 1 No. Oak tree overhanging 97 Norfield Road by 3.04 metres to finished length 0.5m subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 2020
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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Other tree works applications
In Dartford
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26/00831/TPO Granted
11 Lapwings Longfield Kent DA3 7NH
Application for T1 Sycamore, T2 Ash tree, T3 Ash tree on rear boundary - remove 1 low limb from each tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.18 1991
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26/00826/TPO Granted
44 Darenth Park Avenue Darenth Kent DA2 6LX
Application for 1 No. Lime tree (Tilia sp) (T1) - Remove all epicormic growth arising from the main stem from ground level to the point of crown break (the first primary scaffold branches), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1995
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26/01005/TPO Awaiting decision
20 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB
Application for T4 Maple Tree - Remove deceased tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982
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26/00997/TPO Awaiting decision
Adjacent 33 Shiers Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 5FQ
Application to remove surface roots from the pine tree which are under the astro turf in 33 Shiers Avenue, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1996
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26/00787/TPO Granted
Along Jepson Drive (Outside 16, 19, 21 And 25) Stone Kent DA2 6FR
Application for T1 - Silver Birch (Outside 25) - Crown reduce height of tree by approximately 2m and reduce remaining crown by approximately 1-1.5m to match (as per annotated photo); T2 - Silver Birch (Outside 21) - Crown reduce height of tree by approximately 2m and reduce remaining crown by approximately 1-1.5m to match (as per annotated photo); T3 - Silver Birch (Outside 19) - Crown reduce height of tree by approximately 2m and reduce remaining crown by approximately 1-1.5m to match (as per annotated photo); T4 - Silver Birch (Outside 16) - Crown reduce height of tree by approximately 2m and reduce remaining crown by approximately 1-1.5m to match (as per annotated photo), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1998