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8 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF

22/00716/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 5 August 2022

Council decision: Consent for TPODelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for T1, T3, two Leyland Cypress (on rear boundary of 8 Fawkham Ave) - reduce in height to 1m below neighbouring gutter level of 4 Merileys Close, removing up to 3m of growth. Reduce lateral growth from neighbour's boundary by approximately 1.2m clearance. Fell T2 Leyland Cypress: To carry out regular and continued pruning to maintain the two remaining Leyland Cypress at approved height subject to Tree Preservation Order No.7 1988

Received
15 June 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
  1. Received15 Jun
  2. Validated15 Jun
  3. Consult.12 Jul
  4. Target10 Aug
  5. Decided5 Aug

Decided in 51 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 8 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF. Dartford has handled 239 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days, 5 days quicker than Dartford's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications 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 7HF
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Longfield And New Barn

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 June 2022
Consultation expiry
15 July 2022
Consultation start
21 June 2022
Consultation end
12 July 2022
Neighbour consultation start
8 August 2022
Neighbour consultation end
15 July 2022
Last date for comments
15 July 2022
Target decision date
10 August 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11328514
Documents
6
Constraints
20

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Oct

    Raising height of roof for erection of a first floor extension and open porch

    PendingApplication26/01096/FUL
  2. 2026
    13 May

    Application for T1- Hornbeam, reduce by 2-3m to suitable growth points; T2- Ash, reduce by 2-3m to suitable…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order26/00537/TPO
  3. 2026
    13 Mar

    Raising height of roof for erection of a first floor extension and detached carport to the front

    RefusedApplication26/00275/FUL
  4. 2003
    17 Jan

    Application to reduce height of 4 No. Cypress to fell 1 No. Common Ash and to remove sucker growth and trim 3…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order03/00030/TPO
  5. 2002
    28 Aug

    Application to cut back overhanging branches from 1 Hawthorn tree & 1 Ash tree subject to Tree Preservation…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order02/00833/TPO

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