Planning application
Basque Cottage Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0QA
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; Mixed Hedgerow to be reduced by no more than 3m.
As published by the council, reference 20260094
Application record
- Reference
- 20260094
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Consent tree works in Conservation Area
- Decision
- Consent
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 18 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Meopham North
- Parish
- Meopham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA13 0QA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Gravesham register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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20260272 Awaiting decision
Basque Cottage Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0QA
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; 1 x Prunus Tree (T1) - Crown lift two lowest limbs over the garage and reduce the tree by 2.5m all over. Crown height reduction 7m to 5.5m. Crown width reduction from 4m to 2.5m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Gravesham
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18 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Consent
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Gravesham granted permission on 18 February 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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