Planning application
20 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Application for T5 Maple tree - Reduce and reshape to a more compact canopy; Reduce in height and radial spread by 1.5 metres from 14 metres to 12.5 metres; Pollarding tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.8 2023
As published by the council, reference 26/00507/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00507/TPO
- Category
- Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refusal TPO
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
- Parish
- Longfield And New Barn
- Postcode
- DA3 7HB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dartford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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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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21/00631/TPO Granted
20 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB
Application to reduce 2 No. Hornbeam trees (T2 and T3) by 1/3. from 20m to 15m subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Dartford
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15 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Jul 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
4 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- REFUSED CONSENT
- LUSHLAND LTD
- 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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