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Outside 41 Montagu Gardens; Rear Of 51 Shiers Avenue; Along Cameron Drive; And Parking Bays Birdswood Avenue The Bridge Development Bob Dunn Way Dartford Kent

24/00944/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 2 October 2024

Council decision: Consent for TPODelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Application for T1 Field Maple located between parking bays outside 41 Montagu Gardens. Currently has a lateral spread of around 3m each side -reduce the lateral branches over the parking bays by up to 2m and reduce the lateral branches towards the house and road by 1m; G2 group of 3 Cherry trees along Cameron Drive -currently around 12m with a spread of around 8-9m - reduce the height by around 3-4m and lateral spread by 3m. Aiming for a 30% overall reduction and tidy. Finally crown raise to 3.5m; T3 lime tree located along the fast track bus lane behind 51 Shiers Avenue- currently around 11m with a spread of around 5m - reduce the lateral branches back by around 1.5m and crown raise to the top of the fence this will also allow access through the back gate entrance; G4 group of trees located at the end of the parking bays on Birdwood Avenue - remove the lower growth to crown raise over the parking bays to 3.5m subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1996

Received
20 August 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Bridge
  1. Received20 Aug
  2. Validated20 Aug
  3. Consult.12 Sep
  4. Target15 Oct
  5. Decided2 Oct

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Outside 41 Montagu Gardens; Rear Of 51 Shiers Avenue; Along Cameron Drive; And Parking Bays Birdswood Avenue The Bridge Development Bob Dunn Way Dartford Kent. Dartford has handled 239 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than Dartford's typical decision time. 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

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 August 2024
Consultation expiry
16 September 2024
Consultation start
22 August 2024
Consultation end
12 September 2024
Neighbour consultation start
22 August 2024
Neighbour consultation end
16 September 2024
Last date for comments
16 September 2024
Target decision date
15 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
23 Eggringe Ashford TN23 4XT

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13348369
Documents
10
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Article 4 direction: HMO Article 4(1) Direction North Order 2025
  • Tree Preservation Order: 96/00008/TPOPart of the site
  • Green belt: DartfordPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

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