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Cemetery St John The Evangelist Church Church Cliff Kingsdown Kent

TC/26/00003Works to Trees in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 24 February 2026

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Tree of Heaven and T2 - Macrocarpa - prune to provide 2-3 metres clearance from adjacent building, both situated within a conservation area.

Received
12 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Guston Kingsdown St Margarets-at-Cliffe
Agent
Leaf Tree Services
  1. Received12 Jan
  2. Validated13 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target24 Feb
  5. Decided24 Feb

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Cemetery St John The Evangelist Church Church Cliff Kingsdown Kent. Dover has handled 460 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 13 days quicker than Dover's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 80 applications across Guston Kingsdown St Margarets-at-Cliffe.

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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Application details

Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
RINGWOULD WITH KINGSDOWN

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 January 2026
Target decision date
24 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Leaf Tree Services
Agent address
2 Wingleton Farm Cottages Wingleton Road Sutton Dover CT15 5DJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Kingsdown
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4(1) Direction of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) O…
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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