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St Marys Church Of England Primary School Laureston Place Dover CT16 1QX

Granted Dover TC/25/00165 Works to Trees in a Conservation Area

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 10 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Nov 2025

    Received by Dover

  2. 21 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 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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What 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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