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4 Garrow Longfield Kent DA3 7JN

24/01339/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 14 January 2025

Council decision: Consent for TPODelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for T4,5,6,7,33,34 - Six Sycamores on the boundary fence line to the public alleyway to the East side of number 4 to be reduced in height leaving at gutter height approximately 5.5 metres above ground level balance 3rd reduction, reshaped remaining canopy; T13,14,15- Sycamores x 4 - 1 tree on the east and south boundary and remaining trees on the south boundary to have the regrowth removed from our recent pruning works and balance 3rd reduction, reshaped remaining canopy; T1 - Copper Beech - To crown thin complete canopy by no more than 15% - remove selective branches including around the reduction points as not to cause lions tailing, remove deadwood as required and reshape subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1988

Received
20 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
  1. Received20 Nov
  2. Validated20 Nov
  3. Consult.16 Dec
  4. Target15 Jan
  5. Decided14 Jan

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 4 Garrow Longfield Kent DA3 7JN. Dartford has handled 239 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. 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 7JN
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Longfield And New Barn

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 November 2024
Consultation expiry
20 December 2024
Consultation start
25 November 2024
Consultation end
16 December 2024
Neighbour consultation start
25 November 2024
Neighbour consultation end
20 December 2024
Last date for comments
20 December 2024
Target decision date
15 January 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Samantha Mitchell
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13578250
Documents
3
Constraints
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: 88/00001/TPOPart of the site · +1 more
  • 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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