Planning application
Red Oak Saddlers Hill Goodnestone CT3 1PE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Oak - crown raise to 5 metres; T2 Red Oak - reduce the lower north western canopy by approximately 4 metres and reshaping the upper canopy to match to rebalance; T3 Oak - crown raise to 5 metres; T4 Oak - crown raise to 4 metres to allow more light into the area; T5 Copper Beech - reduce in height by approximately 5 metres and reshape the north face to create a balanced crown; T6 Purple Leaf Norway Maple - crown raise to 4 metres, all situated within a conservation area.
As published by the council, reference TC/25/00116
Application record
- Reference
- TC/25/00116
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 2 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Little Stour And Ashstone
- Parish
- GOODNESTONE
- Postcode
- CT3 1PE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dover register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01343 Granted
Red Oak Saddlers Hill Goodnestone CT3 1PE
T1 Oak - crown raise to 5 metres above ground level; T2 Red Oak - reduce the lower north-west canopy by 4 metres and reduce the upper canopy by a maximum of 2 metres to create a balanced crown; T3 Oak - crown raise to 5 metres above ground level; T4 Oak - crown raise to 4 metres above ground level; T5 Copper Beech - reduce overall height by 5 metres and reduce the lower north-facing crown by 2 metres to create a balanced crown; T6 Purple-leaf Norway Maple - crown raise to 4 metres above ground level, all the subject to Tree Preservation Order No 18 of 2025.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2025
Received by Dover
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Sika Tree Surgery Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Deal
Active · incorporated 2021 · Deal
23 applications on PlanIndex · 100% granted
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See their track recordWhat happens while it is decided
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.
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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