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21 Bentley Close Longfield Kent DA3 7LJ

21/00506/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 20 May 2021

Council decision: Consent for TPODelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for T1 - Common ash - To crown reduce complete canopy cutting back to the pervious reduction points subject to Tree Preservation Order No.2 1965

Received
1 April 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
  1. Received1 Apr
  2. Validated1 Apr
  3. Consult.5 May
  4. Target27 May
  5. Decided20 May

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 21 Bentley Close Longfield Kent DA3 7LJ. Dartford has handled 239 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Dartford's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet. 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 7LJ
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Longfield And New Barn

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 April 2021
Consultation expiry
5 May 2021
Consultation start
14 April 2021
Consultation end
5 May 2021
Neighbour consultation start
14 April 2021
Neighbour consultation end
5 May 2021
Last date for comments
5 May 2021
Target decision date
27 May 2021
Decision issued
21 May 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Kentdown Murchroom Farm Scudders Hill Longfield DA3 8PA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09697103
Documents
5
Constraints
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: 65/00001/TPOProtected tree on or next to this 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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