Land Next To Beechen Wood Leafy Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent

20171190Works to a Protected Tree(s)Approved

Approved on 21 December 2017

Council decision: Consent for TPO tree worksDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

T1 Ash Tree - Removal of both stems to form a low coppice stool at 0.5 metre due to basal cavity and decay.

Received: 1 November 2017
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Gravesham Borough Council
Ward: Meopham South & Vigo

ReceivedReceived1 Nov
ValidatedValidated2 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date28 Dec
DecidedDecided21 Dec

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Land Next To Beechen Wood Leafy Lane Meopham Gravesend Kent. Gravesham has handled 264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Gravesham's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address.

100% of trees applications at Gravesham 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: Works to a Protected Tree(s)
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Meopham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 2 November 2017
Target decision date: 28 December 2017
Permission expires: 21 December 2019

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 6
Constraints: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Tree Preservation Order: TPO_1978_003Part of the site
Green belt: Gravesham
Ancient woodland: Ridge Wood/High ReedPart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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