Planning application
Bells Cottage Lydfords Lane Gillingham SP8 4NJ
Works: Trees
Withdrawn before a decision, so it carries no planning weight. A revised scheme can be submitted at any time.
Proposal
T1 - Silver Birch - Reduce canopy height by 4 metres.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/07246
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/07246
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Application Withdrawn
- Decision
- Withdrawn
- Received
- 4 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 4 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Gillingham Ward
- Parish
- Gillingham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP8 4NJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Dec 2025
Received by Dorset
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17 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Withdrawn
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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
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Open the documentsWhat withdrawal means
The applicant withdrew this application before Dorset decided it, and is free to submit a revised scheme at any time. 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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