Planning application
Villa Gris Nez Bay Hill St Margarets Bay CT15 6DU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Raise crown to 5 metres above ground level and crown thin by 20% of a row of Beech the subject of Tree Preservation Order No 3 of 2023.
As published by the council, reference 25/01275
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01275
- Type
- Works to Trees with a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Consent
- Received
- 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 29 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Guston Kingsdown St Margarets-at-Cliffe
- Parish
- ST MARGARETS AT CLIFFE
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CT15 6DU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2025
Received by Dover
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29 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Grant Consent
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Cox & Hammond Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor
3 applications on PlanIndex
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4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dover granted permission on 29 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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