Planning application
Downs Court Farm Sandown Road Sandwich Kent CT13 9JZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Hazel and Bay tree (T1) reduce height by 4 metres; 2 x Holly trees (T2) reduce and shape by a maximum of 2 metres; Western cedar tree (T3) prune back by 2metres around cables; Conifer tree (T4) reduce by 5 metres; dead Cedar tree (T5) fell; Plum tree (T6) reduce by 2.5 metres; Oak tree (T7)- reduce by 2 metres; dead tree (T8) fell, all situated within a conservation area.
As published by the council, reference TC/26/00056
Application record
- Reference
- TC/26/00056
- Type
- Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Sandwich
- Parish
- SANDWICH
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CT13 9JZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Dover
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6 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Leaf Tree Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Dover
Active · incorporated 2020 · Dover
113 applications on PlanIndex · across 8 councils · 98% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER'S REPORT
- TREE CON AREA - RAISE NO OBJ
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dover granted permission on 17 June 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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