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Land At Nurstead Lane Longfield Kent

24/01475/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 2 April 2025

Council decision: Consent for TPODelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for T1 Norway Maple - trim back overhanging tips on roadside by 3m back to the kerb to a statutory 5m height over Nurstead Lane. T2 Copper Beech - lift / reduce canopy by roughly 2 metres to provide clearance in summer when branches are heavy with leaves (see pictures B and C), reduce the over extended limb to growth point (picture A) on opposite side of tree to even out canopy subject to Tree Preservation Order No.6 2024

Received
30 December 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
  1. Received30 Dec
  2. Validated6 Jan
  3. Consult.28 Jan
  4. Target3 Mar
  5. Decided2 Apr

Decided in 86 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Land At Nurstead Lane Longfield Kent. Dartford has handled 239 applications of this type. This one was decided in 93 days, 5 weeks longer than Dartford's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 124 applications across Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet.

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
Longfield And New Barn

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 January 2025
Consultation expiry
1 February 2025
Consultation start
7 January 2025
Consultation end
28 January 2025
Neighbour consultation start
7 January 2025
Neighbour consultation end
1 February 2025
Last date for comments
1 February 2025
Target decision date
3 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Samantha Mitchell
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13664955
Documents
8
Constraints
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Ivydew CottageOn or next to this site
  • Tree Preservation Order: 24/00006/TPOProtected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

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