Planning application
Holm Oaks Dover Road St Margarets At Cliffe CT15 6EP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Pollard to approx 5 metres (finished height) of one Holm Oak (T1) the subject of Tree Preservation Order No. 1 of 1976.
As published by the council, reference 25/01295
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01295
- Type
- Works to Trees with a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Consent
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Guston Kingsdown St Margarets-at-Cliffe
- Parish
- ST MARGARETS AT CLIFFE
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CT15 6EP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by Dover
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15 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Grant Consent
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Leaf Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Dover
Active · incorporated 2020 · Dover
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
- TPO GRANTED
- OFFICER REPORT
- ST MARGARETS PARISH COUNCIL
- SUPPORTING PHOTOS
- APPLICATION FORM
- TREE PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dover granted permission on 12 March 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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