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Sibertswold Place 77 Church Hill Shepherdswell Dover Kent CT15 7NT

26/00014Works to Trees with a TPORefused

Refused on 17 March 2026

Council decision: Refuse ConsentDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Fell two Sycamores (T1 and T3) and two Ash (T2 and T4), all the subject of Tree Preservation Order No 21 of 2025.

Received
6 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Aylesham, Eythorne And Shepherdswell
Agent
The Kent Tree Company Ltd
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated7 Jan
  3. Consult.25 Mar
  4. Target4 Mar
  5. Decided17 Mar

Decided in 69 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Sibertswold Place 77 Church Hill Shepherdswell Dover Kent CT15 7NT. Dover has handled 460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 2 weeks longer than Dover's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Aylesham, Eythorne And Shepherdswell. We hold 764 applications in total for the CT15 postcode area.

94% of trees applications at Dover District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The evidence submitted to support the felling of the two Sycamore and 2 Ash trees, the subject of Tree Preservation Order No 21 of 2025 is not considered sufficient to demonstrate that they currently pose an unacceptable risk to the highway and the applicant's property, or that the impact they are having on adjacent power cables, and the applicant's dwelling cannot be successfully managed without removing the trees altogether, as such the proposed works would not be in the interest of good arboricultural practice.
  2. Collectively with surrounding vegetation, the trees are considered to make an important contribution to the amenities of the conservation area and to the local landscape in which they currently stand. As such, their removal without compelling supporting evidence would therefore be contrary to the Town & Country Planning (Tree Preservation) (England) Regulations 2012 which seek to protect trees that are covered by a Tree Preservation Order. If you would like any further information about our decision, please contact Jo Daniels quoting the reference number given above.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CT15 7NT
Application type
Works to Trees with a TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
SHEPHERDSWELL WITH COLDRED

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 January 2026
Last date for comments
25 March 2026
Target decision date
4 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
The Kent Tree Company Ltd
Agent address
30 Green Lane Whitstable CT5 4JE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
16 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, tree preservation orders, 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.

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