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20 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB

Awaiting decision Ebbsfleet Development Corporation 26/01009/TPO Tree Preservation Order

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Application for T5 Maple Tree - Reduce height from 14 metres to 12 metres and spread from 12.6 and 9.9 metres to 10.6 and 7.9 metres, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.8 2023

As published by the council, reference 26/01009/TPO

Application record

Reference
26/01009/TPO
Type
Tree Preservation Order
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Sep 2026
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
Parish
Longfield And New Barn
Postcode
DA3 7HB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 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

    Submitted 26 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 26/00507/TPO Refused

    20 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB

    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

    Decided 10 Jul 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2026

    Received by Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

  2. 10 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Ebbsfleet Development Corporation took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Ebbsfleet Development Corporation for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ebbsfleet Development Corporation decided tree works applications in a median of 44 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

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  • 20 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB

    26/01005/TPO Submitted 26 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    90% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct

    Application for T4 Maple Tree - Remove deceased tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982

    Awaiting decision Trees 7 docs
  • 20 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB

    21/00631/TPO Submitted 23 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    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

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • 20 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB

    26/00507/TPO Submitted 5 May 2026 50 yards away

    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

    Refused Trees 4 docs
  • 18 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB

    24/01231/FUL Submitted 22 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
    Small domestic
  • 18 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB

    24/01231/FUL Submitted 22 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Erection of a single storey rear extension

    Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
    Small domestic
  • 22 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB

    21/00633/TPO Submitted 26 Apr 2021 50 yards away

    Application to reduce 1 No. Hornbeam trees (T4) by 1/3 (from 20m to 15m) subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982

    Granted Trees 3 docs

In Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

  • 26/01010/TPO Granted

    23 Royal Road Hawley Kent DA2 7RD

    Application for T1- broad-leaved lime (tilia platyphyllos) shown in red on the map - (currently around 20 metres tall with a lateral spread of 18 metres) and after reduction, deadwood removal and internal thin through (20%) the tree would stand 17 metres with a lateral spread of 15 metres; T2- Red oak (Quercus rubra) shown in blue in map - (currently around 20 metres tall with lateral spread of 19 metres) and after reduction, deadwood removal the tree would stand 17 metres with a lateral spread of 16 metres subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1994

    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01011/TPO Granted

    22 Royal Road Hawley Kent DA2 7RD

    Application for T1- Hawthorn tree ( Crataegus monogyna) shown in red on map - removal to ground level: T2-Cherry tree (Prunus serrulata) shown in blue on map (currently stands around 13 metres tall with a lateral spread of 9 metres.) and after pruning the tree would stand 12 metres tall with a lateral spread of 8 metres subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1994

    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 26/01132/TPO Awaiting decision

    Adjacent 31 Shiers Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 5FQ

    Application to remove surface roots from the Plane tree which are under the ground and patio of 31 Shiers Avenue, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1996

    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/01119/TPO Awaiting decision

    5 North Riding Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS

    Application for 1 no. Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus) tree - Crown reduction from current height of approx. 11.5 metres and crown spread of 7.5 metres to an estimated finished height of 10 metres and crown spread of 6 metres; Crown thin by approx. 15% through the selective removal of secondary and tertiary branches evenly throughout the crown; Removal of basal and epicormic suckers arising from the lower stem and around the base of the tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1987

    Received 29 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/01111/TPO Awaiting decision

    Greenacre Oakfield Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2SP

    Application for T8 1x Sycamore Tree - Dismantle to as close to ground level as possible; T9 1 x Sycamore Tree - Approx. 14 metres in height with a crown spread of approx. 9 metres - Reduce crown by 3 metres leaving a spread of 6 metres both sides of the stem; T1, T2, T3, T4, T11, T13, T15, T17 and T19 Sycamore Trees - Trees approx. 12 metres in height and approx. 6 metres in width - Reduce the width of the trees by approx. 3 metres back in away from the pavement to approximately 3 metres, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.5 2006

    Received 25 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Trees