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8 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF

26/00537/TPOTree Preservation OrderApproved

Approved on 13 July 2026

Council decision: Consent for TPO

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Application for T1- Hornbeam, reduce by 2-3m to suitable growth points; T2- Ash, reduce by 2-3m to suitable growth points; T3- Sycamore, reduce by 2-3m to suitable growth points; T4- Cherry, reduce by 2m to suitable growth points (as per annotated photos for all trees), subject to Tree preservation order No.7 1988

Received
13 May 2026
Public comments
2
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
  1. Received13 May
  2. Validated19 May
  3. Consult.10 Jun
  4. Target14 Jul
  5. Decided13 Jul

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 8 Fawkham Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7HF. Dartford has handled 239 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Dartford's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. 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 7HF
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Longfield And New Barn

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 May 2026
Consultation expiry
14 June 2026
Consultation start
20 May 2026
Consultation end
10 June 2026
Neighbour consultation start
20 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
14 June 2026
Last date for comments
14 June 2026
Target decision date
14 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
10 Petts Wood Road Petts Wood Orpington BR5 1LB

Planning decision

Case officer
Denise Gold
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14931244
Documents
12
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: 88/00084/TPOCovers 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

Planning history at this site

5 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    9 Oct

    Raising height of roof for erection of a first floor extension and open porch

    PendingApplication26/01096/FUL
  2. 2026
    13 Mar

    Raising height of roof for erection of a first floor extension and detached carport to the front

    RefusedApplication26/00275/FUL
  3. 2022
    15 Jun

    Application for T1, T3, two Leyland Cypress (on rear boundary of 8 Fawkham Ave) - reduce in height to 1m…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order22/00716/TPO
  4. 2003
    17 Jan

    Application to reduce height of 4 No. Cypress to fell 1 No. Common Ash and to remove sucker growth and trim 3…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order03/00030/TPO
  5. 2002
    28 Aug

    Application to cut back overhanging branches from 1 Hawthorn tree & 1 Ash tree subject to Tree Preservation…

    ApprovedTree Preservation Order02/00833/TPO

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