Planning application
South House Meopham Court Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; Horse Chestnut Tree - remove tree and debris, and detach the severely splintered trunk, and grind the remaining stump.
As published by the council, reference 20250954
Application record
- Reference
- 20250954
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Consent tree works in Conservation Area
- Decision
- Consent
- Received
- 22 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 17 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Meopham South And Vigo
- Parish
- Meopham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA13 0AA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Gravesham
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17 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Consent
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Gravesham granted permission on 17 October 2025, 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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