Planning application
1 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH
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; Walnut Tree (T1) - reduce tree crown to previous pollard points, away from neighbours outbuilding.
As published by the council, reference 20251240
Application record
- Reference
- 20251240
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Consent tree works in Conservation Area
- Decision
- Consent
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- Parish
- Shorne
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA12 3LH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Gravesham
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9 Jan 2026
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 9 January 2026, 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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