Planning application
132 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HG
Works: Trees
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
Application for T1 - Oak - Cut down to ground level; T2 - Oak - Reduce crown by up to 1 metre (from 12m to 11m height, 6m lateral spread) and remove deadwood; T3 - Hornbeam - Reduce crown by 3 metres in height (from 16m to 13m in height), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.13 1973
As published by the council, reference 25/01409/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01409/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Split decision
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Joydens Wood
- Parish
- Wilmington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA2 7HG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ebbsfleet Development Corporation register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00188/CDNA Granted
132 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HG
Submission of details relating to replacement tree planting pursuant to condition 4 of planning consent DA/25/01409/TPO for T1 - Oak - Cut down to ground level; T2 - Oak - Reduce crown by up to 1 metre (from 12m to 11m height, 6m lateral spread) and remove deadwood; T3 - Hornbeam - Reduce crown by 3 metres in height (from 16m to 13m in height), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.13 1973
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Split decision
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/00188/CDNA Granted
132 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HG
Submission of details relating to replacement tree planting pursuant to condition 4 of planning consent DA/25/01409/TPO for T1 - Oak - Cut down to ground level; T2 - Oak - Reduce crown by up to 1 metre (from 12m to 11m height, 6m lateral spread) and remove deadwood; T3 - Hornbeam - Reduce crown by 3 metres in height (from 16m to 13m in height), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.13 1973
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
- DELEGATED REPORT
- SPLIT - PART APPROVAL/PART REFUSAL
- TREE LOCATIONS/SKETCH PLAN
- PHOTO 1
- PHOTO 2
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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132 Birchwood Road Wilmington Kent DA2 7HG
Submission of details relating to replacement tree planting pursuant to condition 4 of planning consent DA/25/01409/TPO for T1 - Oak - Cut down to ground level; T2 - Oak - Reduce crown by up to 1 metre (from 12m to 11m height, 6m lateral spread) and remove deadwood; T3 - Hornbeam - Reduce crown by 3 metres in height (from 16m to 13m in height), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.13 1973
Granted Conditions 3 docs -
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Submission of details relating to replacement tree planting pursuant to condition 4 of planning consent DA/25/01409/TPO for T1 - Oak - Cut down to ground level; T2 - Oak - Reduce crown by up to 1 metre (from 12m to 11m height, 6m lateral spread) and remove deadwood; T3 - Hornbeam - Reduce crown by 3 metres in height (from 16m to 13m in height), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.13 1973
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