Planning application
Dashwood Court Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0AU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees in the conservation area; 1 x Thuja Tree (T1) - Dismantle the tree in sections to near ground level and stump grind stump. Group of eight Lime Tree Pollards (G2) - Re pollard all eight trees back to the previous pollard points.
As published by the council, reference 20251222
Application record
- Reference
- 20251222
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Consent tree works in Conservation Area
- Decision
- Consent
- Received
- 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Meopham North
- Parish
- Meopham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA13 0AU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2025
Received by Gravesham
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22 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Consent
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26 Jul 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 22 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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