Planning application
7 Highview Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0RR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to protected trees; Twin Stem Sweet Chestnut Tree (T1) remove dead wood and reduce the canopy by 2-3 metres, reducing the limbs from 6-7 meters to 4-5 metres.
As published by the council, reference 20260182
Application record
- Reference
- 20260182
- Type
- Works to Protected Tree(s)
- Status
- Consent for TPO tree works
- Decision
- Consent
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Meopham South And Vigo
- Parish
- Vigo
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DA13 0RR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Gravesham
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26 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
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Gravesham granted permission on 26 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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