Planning application
The Old Forge Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0JE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Silver Birch Tree (T1) - remove stem that has regrowth over the neighbours roof line. Lawson Cypress Tree (T2) - remove limb touching garage roof. Leyland Cypress Tree (T4) - remove lowest smaller branches extending over the neighbours roofline to allow approximately 2 metres clearance.
As published by the council, reference 20210843
Application record
- Reference
- 20210843
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Consent tree works in Conservation Area
- Decision
- Consent
- Received
- 1 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2021
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Meopham North
- Parish
- Meopham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA13 0JE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 5 applications since 2019: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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20260479 Granted
The Old Forge Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0JE
Application for Listed Building Consent; Installation of wood-fibre insulation board with lime plaster and breathable paint to the internal side of the external walls, ceilings at first floor and loft. Removal of existing asbestos and impermeable plaster / paints. Additional brick steps to the stair between the kitchen and the music room as well as to the stair between the garden room and the living room. Removal of an internal door and installation of a sliding door to bedroom 4. Re-decoration of existing modern windows to be finished in white paint.
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20260477 Awaiting decision
The Old Forge Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0JE
Application for the approval of condition 3 (Full Joinery Details) and condition 5 (Repairs Schedule) attached to planning reference number 20200655.
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20260478 Awaiting decision
The Old Forge Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0JE
Application for the approval of condition 5 (Full Joinery Details) attached to planning reference number 20200654.
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20191163 Granted
The Old Forge Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0JE
kevenThe careful dismantling of one Eucalyptus Tree (T1) as low to ground level as possible.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2021
Received by Gravesham
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4 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Consent
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Gravesham granted permission on 4 August 2021, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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