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Land At Court Wood Gravesend Road Shorne Gravesend Kent

Granted Gravesham 20251038 Works to Protected Tree(s)

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Works to Protected Tree(s); Coppicing and thinning, and removal of dead and dangerous trees within Court Wood, consisting of Beech Trees, Sweet Chestnut Trees, Ash Trees and Silver Birch Trees.

As published by the council, reference 20251038

Application record

Reference
20251038
Type
Works to Protected Tree(s)
Status
Consent for TPO tree works
Decision
Consent
Received
13 Oct 2025
Validated
13 Oct 2025
Decided
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Higham And Shorne
Parish
Shorne
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Received by Gravesham

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Consent

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

Gravesham granted permission on 16 December 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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