Planning application
4 Merileys Close New Barn Longfield Kent DA3 7HY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for T1 Cedar - Reduce height by approximately 4 metres to suitable growth points (from approx. 16 metres to approx. 12 metres), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988
As published by the council, reference 26/00948/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00948/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
- Parish
- Longfield And New Barn
- Postcode
- DA3 7HY
Comment by 8 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Ebbsfleet Development Corporation's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2026
Received by Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
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17 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- REASON FOR WORKS
- TREE LOCATION/SKETCH PLAN
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- TREE PHOTO
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Ebbsfleet Development Corporation for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ebbsfleet Development Corporation decided tree works applications in a median of 44 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
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4 Merileys Close New Barn Longfield Kent DA3 7HY
89% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct
Application for T1 Cedar - Reduce height by approximately 4 metres to suitable growth points (from approx. 16 metres to approx. 12 metres), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988
Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs -
Pathways New Barn Road Longfield Kent DA3 7JB
Application to remove 1 No. Copper Beech tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988
Refused Trees 10 docs -
6 Merileys Close New Barn Longfield Kent DA3 7HY
Application to remove Ash tree to ground level, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988
Granted Trees 4 docs -
6 Merileys Close New Barn Longfield Kent DA3 7HY
Application to remove Ash tree to ground level, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988
Granted Trees 4 docs -
8 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF
Application for T1- Hornbeam, reduce by 2-3m to suitable growth points; T2- Ash, reduce by 2-3m to suitable growth points; T3- Sycamore, reduce by 2-3m to suitable growth points; T4- Cherry, reduce by 2m to suitable growth points (as per annotated photos for all trees), subject to Tree preservation order No.7 1988
Granted Trees 9 docs -
8 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF
Raising height of roof for erection of a first floor extension and detached carport to the front
Refused Full applications Extension 10 docs
Other tree works applications
In Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
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26/00831/TPO Granted
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26/01010/TPO Awaiting decision
23 Royal Road Hawley Kent DA2 7RD
Application for T1- broad-leaved lime (tilia platyphyllos) shown in red on the map - (currently around 20metres tall with a lateral spread of 18 metres) and after reduction, deadwood removal and internal thin through (20%) the tree would stand 17metres with a lateral spread of 15metres; T2- Red oak (Quercus rubra) shown in blue in map - (currently around 20 metres tall with lateral spread of 19metres) and after reduction, deadwood removal the tree would stand 17metres with a lateral spread of 16metres subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1994
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26/01011/TPO Awaiting decision
22 Royal Road Hawley Kent DA2 7RD
Application for T1- hawthorn tree ( Crataegus monogyna) shown in red on map - removal to ground level: T2- cherry tree (Prunus serrulata) shown in blue on map (currently stands around 13metres tall with a lateral spread of 9metres.) and after pruning the tree would stand 12metres tall with a lateral spread of 8metres subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1994
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26/01005/TPO Awaiting decision
20 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB
Application for T4 Maple Tree - Remove deceased tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982
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26/00826/TPO Granted
44 Darenth Park Avenue Darenth Kent DA2 6LX
Application for 1 No. Lime tree (Tilia sp) (T1) - Remove all epicormic growth arising from the main stem from ground level to the point of crown break (the first primary scaffold branches), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1995