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Car Park Aea Between 7 Bell Terrace & 46 Vimy Drive, In Front Of 9-15 Vimy Drive & Swallow Court/Vimy Drive Dartford

21/01691/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 29 December 2021

Council decision: Consent for TPODelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for T1 Maple tree on Vimy Drive to crown raise to 2.5m to expose flower bed below and clearing the fence; T2 Maple tree on Swallows Court/Vimy Drive reduce the crown by 1.5m to improve clearance for balcony. Currently 7.5m tall with a spread of 5.4m coming down to 6m tall and a spread of 4m; T9 Lime tree in the car park area opposite the school on Vimy Drive. Raise the crown to 2.5m to clear parking bays and footpath then reduce the height by 2m. Current height 10m reducing to 8m all subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1996

Received
5 November 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Bridge
  1. Received5 Nov
  2. Validated5 Nov
  3. Consult.30 Nov
  4. Target31 Dec
  5. Decided29 Dec

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Car Park Aea Between 7 Bell Terrace & 46 Vimy Drive, In Front Of 9-15 Vimy Drive & Swallow Court/Vimy Drive Dartford. Dartford has handled 239 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 7 applications across Bridge.

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

Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Parished

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 November 2021
Consultation expiry
1 December 2021
Consultation start
9 November 2021
Consultation end
30 November 2021
Neighbour consultation start
10 November 2021
Neighbour consultation end
1 December 2021
Last date for comments
1 December 2021
Target decision date
31 December 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent address
48 Weavers Way Ashford TN23 5DZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10367877
Documents
3
Constraints
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Article 4 direction: HMO Article 4(1) Direction North Order 2025
  • Tree Preservation Order: 96/00008/TPOCovers the site
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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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