Planning application
5 North Riding Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS
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 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
As published by the council, reference 26/01119/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01119/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 29 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
- Parish
- Longfield And New Barn
- Postcode
- DA3 7HS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Sep 2026
Received by Ebbsfleet Development Corporation
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 November 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
2 documents on file for this application
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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.
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6 North Riding Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS
Application to remove epicormic growth from the trunk of Oak tree (T1), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1987
Granted Trees 3 docs -
6 North Riding Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS
Application to remove epicormic growth from the trunk of Oak tree (T1), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1987
Granted Trees 3 docs -
6 North Riding Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS
Application to dismantle 1 No Hornbeam tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1987
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4 North Riding Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS
Application for crown reduction to T4 Hornbeam tree to rebalance the canopy, height and spread, reduce over hanging branches on both side with larger reduction over No.5, remove suckers at bottom of trunk (intended finished dimensions 8m in width and height 11m (down 2m)) subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1987
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71 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS
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71 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HS
Application to reduce crowns overall by approx 2 metres (from 12 metres to 10 metres) of 2 No. Oak trees subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1987
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26/01092/TPO Awaiting decision
14 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF
Application for T1 Hornbeam - Prune to offer a 2 metre clearance from 12 Fawkham Avenue and prune radial spread west by 2 metres (current radius 6 metres, leaving at 4 metres); T2 Hornbeam - Prune to offer a 2 metre clearance from 12 Fawkham Avenue and prune radial spread west by 2 metres (current radius 6 metres, leaving at 4 metres), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988