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4 Merileys Close New Barn Kent DA3 7HY

03/00137/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 24 October 2003

Council decision: Consent for TPOPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application to fell one Sycamore tree subject to Tree Preservation Order No. 7 1988

Received
18 February 2003
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet OLD
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.20 Feb
  4. Target15 Apr
  5. Decided24 Oct

Decided in 248 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 Merileys Close New Barn Kent DA3 7HY. Dartford has handled 239 applications of this type. This one was decided in 248 days, 27 weeks longer than Dartford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,107 applications in total for the DA3 postcode area.

88% of trees applications at Dartford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
DA3 7HY
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Longfield & New Barn P.C. OLD 2019

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2003
Consultation expiry
10 December 2003
Consultation start
20 February 2003
Consultation end
20 February 2003
Neighbour consultation start
19 November 2003
Neighbour consultation end
10 December 2003
Last date for comments
10 December 2003
Target decision date
15 April 2003
Committee meeting
23 October 2003
Permission expires
24 October 2008

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: 88/00084/TPOCovers the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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