Planning application
26/00387/TPO
Sixpence Southfleet Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7JQ
Proposal
Application for T1. Mature oak tree in rear garden - Remove back to source lowest northern limb subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 2007
As published by the council, reference 26/00387/TPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Apr 2026
Received by Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Refusal TPO
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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26/00387/TPO Refused
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26/00363/TPO Granted
Sixpence Southfleet Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7JQ
Application for T1 Mature Oak - Reduce height and spread of crown by approximately 3-3.5m, from a height of 18m to approximately 15m and a crown spread of 18m to approximately 15m; Reduce lowest northern limb by approximately 4.5m; Remove all epicormic growth up until crown break, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 2007
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Application to remove G1 - 9x Sycamores to ground level, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1984 within Hook Green Conservation Area
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26/00861/TPO Awaiting decision
14 Darenth Park Avenue Darenth Kent DA2 6JN
Application to reduce the crown to a suitable point outside the previous reduction points as per annotated photo and thin crown by no more than 35% of 1 No. Sycamore tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1995.
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26/00831/TPO Awaiting decision
11 Lapwings Longfield Kent DA3 7NH
Application for T1 Sycamore, T2 Ash tree, T3 Ash tree on rear boundary - remove 1 low limb from each tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.18 1991
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26/00693/TPO Granted
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