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1 The Maples Longfield Kent DA3 7JW

25/00709/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 29 July 2025

Council decision: Consent for TPO

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for T1 Field Maple - crown reduce by no more than 2m, existing height approx 15m, proposed new height 13m; existing width approx 10m, proposed new width 6m. T2 Field Maple - Cut back branches overhanging lawn by 1m to a height of 4m from ground level; T3 and T4 Field Maple - Fell, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1988

Received
19 June 2025
Public comments
2
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
  1. Received19 Jun
  2. Validated19 Jun
  3. Consult.16 Jul
  4. Target14 Aug
  5. Decided29 Jul

Decided in 40 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 1 The Maples Longfield Kent DA3 7JW. Dartford has handled 239 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 2 weeks quicker than Dartford's typical decision time. 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 7JW
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Longfield And New Barn

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 June 2025
Consultation expiry
21 July 2025
Consultation start
25 June 2025
Consultation end
16 July 2025
Neighbour consultation start
26 June 2025
Neighbour consultation end
21 July 2025
Last date for comments
21 July 2025
Target decision date
14 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
Chatenay Manor Drive Hartley Kent DA3 8AN

Planning decision

Case officer
Jan Jennings
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
4
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/TPOCovers 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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© 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.

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