Russelldene 105B London Road River Dover CT16 3AA

1. 4 Aug 2025

   Received by Dover

2. 5 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 30 September 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Dover took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Dover for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dover decided tree works applications in a median of 43 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• Russelldene 105B London Road River CT16 3AA

  25/01158 Submitted 23 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Rolling consent to reduce the height of one Beech (T1), the subject of Tree Preservation Order No 3 of 1996, by a maximum of four metres and reduce the length of all lateral branches by a maximum of four metres initially, followed by the crown reduction back to previous points on two further occasions over a maximum period of fifteen years (one occasion every five years).

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 120 London Road River Dover Kent CT16 3AD

  CON/20/00038/G Submitted 14 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  11 - Refuse bins

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• 120 London Road River Dover Kent CT16 3AD

  CON/20/00038/H Submitted 14 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  21 - Sound insulation

  Granted Conditions 1 doc

• 120 London Road River Kent CT16 3AD

  CON/20/00038/F Submitted 14 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  10 - Cycle storage

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• Railway House Railway Close Kearsney Kent CT16 3RG

  CON/23/00714/A Submitted 19 Mar 2024 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 3 (landscaping), condition 6 (car parking spaces), condition 13 (highways work), condition 20 (archaeology), condition 22 (biodiversity enhancements), condition 23 (external lighting) pursuant to application 23/00714 Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) for internal road layout alterations to DOV/20/00038 (S73) for erection of 6 dwellings, conversion of public house into 6 self-contained flats, amendment to Kearsney Avenue vehicular access, formation of parking, pedestrian accesses to London Road, closure of vehicular accesses to London Road and Kearsney Avenue

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 9 docs
  Several homes

• Railway Bell PH 120 London Road River CT16 3AD

  20/00038 Submitted 16 Jan 2020 50 yards away

  Erection of 6 dwellings, change of use and conversion of existing public house into 6 self-contained flats, amendment to existing Kearsney Avenue vehicular access, formation of parking, creation of pedestrian accesses to London Road, closure of two existing vehicular accesses to London Road and Kearsney Avenue (readvertisement, amended description, amended drawings showing proposed pedestrian crossing on London Road west of the junction with Alkham Road)

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 154 docs
  Several homes

• TC/26/00120 Granted

  Malthouse Cottage 184 Mongeham Road Great Mongeham CT14 9LP

  Crown reduce by 1 metre overall and crown to 5 metres above ground level of one Magnolia tree situated within a conservation area.

  27 Aug 2026 Trees
• TC/26/00138 Awaiting decision

  The Old Vicarage Padbrook Lane Elmstone CT3 1HE

  T5 - T6 Laylandii To complete fell both trees. Minor dieback within crown and poor placement of tree causing shadowing on lawn. Both trees to be replaced with more suitable specimens.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Trees
• TC/26/00137 Awaiting decision

  The Cross Farm House The Cross Eastry CT13 0HG

  Works to trees in a Conservation Area

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
• TC/26/00116 Granted

  Mayerling Whitefriars Meadow Sandwich CT13 9AS

  Fell two Pine trees (T1 and T2) situated within a conservation area and followed by the re-planting of four new trees.

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 20 Aug 2026 Trees
• TC/26/00115 Granted

  St John The Evangelist Church Church Cliff Kingsdown CT14 8AT

  Fell one dead Elm tree (T1) and one dead Ash tree (T2) both situated within a conservation area.

  Received 19 Aug, published by the council 20 Aug 2026 Trees