Planning application
Swallows Knightrider Street Sandwich CT13 9ER
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Trim and shape by up to 1.5 metres in height of one Bay tree (T1) and prune lateral branches away from property by maximum of 1.5 metres (to provide 2-3 metres clearance) of one Acacia located in neighbouring property (T2), both situated within a conservation area.
As published by the council, reference TC/25/00156
Application record
- Reference
- TC/25/00156
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 5 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Sandwich
- Parish
- SANDWICH
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CT13 9ER
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Nov 2025
Received by Dover
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15 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Herne Bay
Active · incorporated 2015 · Herne Bay
171 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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See their track recordWhat this grant of permission means
Dover granted permission on 15 December 2025, 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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