Planning application
17 Cobham Street Gravesend Kent DA11 0SB
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; 1 x Silver Birch Tree (T1) reduction of crown by 1-2 meters to previous reduction points; 1 x Pine Tree (T2) crown thinning by 15%, crown lift to approximately 8-9 meters from ground level, removal of deadwood and reduction of west facing limb by 1 meter to improve shape.
As published by the council, reference 20260154
Application record
- Reference
- 20260154
- Type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Status
- Consent tree works in Conservation Area
- Decision
- Consent
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Pelham
- Parish
- Non-Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA11 0SB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Gravesham
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23 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Consent
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26 Jul 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 23 March 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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