Planning application
25/01233
The Lodge Hawkshill Camp Road Walmer CT14 7PT
Proposal
Remove the two lowest limbs back to the main stem of one Pine (T1); prune back overhanging limbs to the boundary fence of one Beech (T2), both the subject of Tree Preservation Order No 29 of 2023.
As published by the council, reference 25/01233
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Dover
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18 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Consent
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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TC/26/00102 Awaiting decision
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TC/26/00101 Awaiting decision
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TC/26/00100 Awaiting decision
Rutupiae 47 New Street Sandwich CT13 9BB
T1 - Magnolia - located in secluded rear garden - to crown reduce by 20% (approx 1.5m) - Reason - overhanging, spreading crown over and above adjacent property; in close proximity to boundary conservation area wall and bed/patio - to safeguard tree.
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TC/26/00099 Awaiting decision
Cedar House Sandown Road Sandwich CT13 9NT
T1 - Cedar - located in the rear garden - to remove selected lower limbs (see photographs) and to crown reduce left-hand side of canopy by 2-3m. Reason - to improve tree design and balance and to reduce canopy to re-balance upper canopy. Tree is overhanging adjacent properties and is of significant size. T2 - Birch - located to the front left-hand side of the house - to remove 2 side limbs from above the roof, crown lift to re-balance lower canopy to approximately 6m - Reason - touching side elevation of house and interfering with BT cable run to house. T3 - Magnolia - located in front of T2 Silver Birch - to reduce height by 1.5m. Reason - to re-balance and reshape canopy as close boundary wall and overgrown for location.