Planning application
St Marys Church Of England Primary School Laureston Place Dover CT16 1QX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Crown lift 6 metres and cut back from the building to provide 3 metres clearance of two Sycamore trees (T17), crown lift to 4 metres of one Lime (T16), all situated within a conservation area.
As published by the council, reference TC/25/00165
Application record
- Reference
- TC/25/00165
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 20 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Town And Castle
- Parish
- DOVER
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CT16 1QX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dover register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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TC/26/00087 Granted
St Marys Church Of England Primary School Laureston Place Dover CT16 1QX
Group of 9 Sycamore trees (G001) remove epicormic growth up to a height of 1 metre AGL, crown lift to 4 metres and prune back to provide 1 metre clearance from light; group of 6 Lime trees (G003) repollard to a height of 9 metres AGL; Robinia tree (T001) cut back from building by 1 metre; Robinia tree (T002) crown reduce back to a height of 8 metres AGL; Lime tree (T007) remove epicormic growth to a height of 3 metres AGL; Field Maple tree (T008) remove epicormic growth to a height of 1 metre AGL; Sycamore tree (T011) cut back by to provide 2 metres clearance to neighbouring property; Beech tree (T012) crown lift to provide 2 metres clearance over adjacent buildings; Sycamore tree (T013) remove epicormic growth and cut back from neighbouring property; Sycamore tree (T014) remove epicormic growth up to 1 metre AGL and crown lift over shed to a height of 4 metres AGL; Elder trees (T021 and T023) and unidentified tree (T022) fell, all situated within a conservation area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Nov 2025
Received by Dover
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21 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dover granted permission on 13 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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