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2 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB

24/01233/TPOTree Preservation OrderDecided

Decided on 11 December 2024

Council decision: Split decisionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for T1. Dead ivy clad Cherry in rear left corner of garden - Dismantle tree to an approximate final height of 10ft to retain stem for habitat; T2. Mature Hornbeam adjacent to T1. Reduce tree by approximately 2.5-3m maintain a balanced shape and form; T3. Mature Oak on rear boundary. Reduce back to approximate vicinity of previous reduction points maintain growth where possible. Removing approximately 2.5m; T4. Mature Oak -front garden - Dismantle tree to a low stump; T5. Mature Oak Adjacent to T4 - Reduce lateral growth by approximately 4m and reduce top back to shape to rebalance crown: G6. 2no. Mature Oaks corner of front garden - Reduce all lateral growth on smaller front tree by approximately 4m; T7. Mature Hornbeam to front of house - Reduce to approximate vicinity of previous reduction points approximately 2m; T8. Declining Cherry on front boundary - Remove all major dead wood including 1 dead main stem. Lightly reduce remaining growth to rebalance crown removing approximately 0.5-1m of growth subject to Tree Preservation Order No.12 1982

Received
23 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated24 Oct
  3. Consult.15 Nov
  4. Target19 Dec
  5. Decided11 Dec

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 Pincroft Wood Longfield Kent DA3 7HB. Dartford has handled 239 applications of this type. 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 7HB
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Longfield And New Barn

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 October 2024
Consultation expiry
19 November 2024
Consultation start
25 October 2024
Consultation end
15 November 2024
Neighbour consultation start
25 October 2024
Neighbour consultation end
19 November 2024
Last date for comments
19 November 2024
Target decision date
19 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Blue Firs Church Road Hartley Kent DA3 8DZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13503722
Documents
9
Constraints
20

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: 82/00033/TPOPart of 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

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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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