4 Merileys Close New Barn Longfield Kent DA3 7HY

1. 14 Aug 2026

   Received by Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

2. 17 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 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.

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.

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.

• 4 Merileys Close New Barn Longfield Kent DA3 7HY

  26/00948/TPO Submitted 14 Aug 2026 50 yards away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

  Application for T1 Norway Spruce - 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

  Decided Trees 5 docs

• 3 Merileys Close New Barn Longfield Kent DA3 7HY

  21/01159/TPO Submitted 19 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Application to fell 1 No. Sycamore tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Pathways New Barn Road Longfield Kent DA3 7JB

  21/00674/TPO Submitted 4 May 2021 50 yards away

  Application to remove 1 No. Copper Beech tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988

  Refused Trees 10 docs

• Pathways New Barn Road Longfield Kent DA3 7JB

  21/01230/TPO Submitted 2 Aug 2021 50 yards away

  Application to reduce (as per annotated picture) 1 No. Copper Beech tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• 6 Merileys Close New Barn Longfield Kent DA3 7HY

  26/00414/TPO Submitted 9 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  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

  26/00414/TPO Submitted 9 Apr 2026 50 yards away

  Application to remove Ash tree to ground level, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 26/01010/TPO Granted

  23 Royal Road Hawley Kent DA2 7RD

  Application for T1- broad-leaved lime (tilia platyphyllos) shown in red on the map - (currently around 20 metres tall with a lateral spread of 18 metres) and after reduction, deadwood removal and internal thin through (20%) the tree would stand 17 metres with a lateral spread of 15 metres; T2- Red oak (Quercus rubra) shown in blue in map - (currently around 20 metres tall with lateral spread of 19 metres) and after reduction, deadwood removal the tree would stand 17 metres with a lateral spread of 16 metres subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1994

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01011/TPO Granted

  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 13 metres tall with a lateral spread of 9 metres.) and after pruning the tree would stand 12 metres tall with a lateral spread of 8 metres subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1994

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Trees
• 26/01132/TPO Awaiting decision

  Adjacent 31 Shiers Avenue Dartford Kent DA1 5FQ

  Application to remove surface roots from the Plane tree which are under the ground and patio of 31 Shiers Avenue, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1996

  Received 1 Oct, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/01119/TPO Awaiting decision

  5 North Riding Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS

  Application for 1 no. Hornbeam (Carpinus Betulus) tree - Crown reduction from current height of approx. 11.5 metres and crown spread of 7.5 metres to an estimated finished height of 10 metres and crown spread of 6 metres; Crown thin by approx. 15% through the selective removal of secondary and tertiary branches evenly throughout the crown; Removal of basal and epicormic suckers arising from the lower stem and around the base of the tree, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1987

  Received 29 Sep, published by the council 6 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/01111/TPO Awaiting decision

  Greenacre Oakfield Lane Dartford Kent DA1 2SP

  Application for T8 1x Sycamore Tree - Dismantle to as close to ground level as possible; T9 1 x Sycamore Tree - Approx. 14 metres in height with a crown spread of approx. 9 metres - Reduce crown by 3 metres leaving a spread of 6 metres both sides of the stem; T1, T2, T3, T4, T11, T13, T15, T17 and T19 Sycamore Trees - Trees approx. 12 metres in height and approx. 6 metres in width - Reduce the width of the trees by approx. 3 metres back in away from the pavement to approximately 3 metres, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.5 2006

  Received 25 Sep, published by the council 30 Sep 2026 Trees