The Old Rectory Barfrestone Road Barfrestone Dover CT15 7JJ

1. 18 Aug 2025

   Received by Dover

2. 19 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 14 October 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.

• Land Adjacent To Barfestone Farm Barfrestone Road Barrestone CT15 7JJ

  24/00726 Submitted 27 Sep 2024 50 yards away

  Barn conversion to residential dwelling with parking (self build)

  Decided New dwelling 25 docs
  Domestic

• 1 Barfrestone Court Cottages Barfrestone Road Barfrestone CT15 7JJ

  21/01090 Submitted 2 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Erection of a south-east boundary wall and entrance gates

  Refused Full applications 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Barfreston Court Farm Barfrestone Road Barfrestone CT15 7JJ

  22/01614 Submitted 6 Dec 2022 150 yards away

  Change of use to include drinking establishment

  Granted Full applications 20 docs

• Land At Barfrestone Road Barfrestone Road Barfrestone CT15 7JJ

  26/00631 Submitted 9 Jul 2026 150 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~8 Sep

  Change of use of agricultural land to 'mixed agricultural and commercial' for the stationing of a mobile micropub.

  Awaiting decision Full applications 59 docs

• Honeybee Cottage Back Road Barfrestone CT15 7JH

  TC/24/00121 Submitted 3 Oct 2024 150 yards away

  Crown reduction back to previous pruning points and 15% crown thin of one Ash tree situated within a conservation area.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• Factory, Envirograf House Pie Factory Road Barfrestone Kent

  26/00410 Submitted 1 May 2026 0.3 miles away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~27 Jun

  Alteration to building arrangement to include larger open frontage canopy structure for use as storage (Use Class B8) (retrospective)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 15 docs

• 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