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27 Telegraph Hill Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NW

20201222Works to Protected Tree(s)Approved

Approved on 7 January 2021

Council decision: ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T01- Holly Tree - Reduce canopy all round by no more than 1-2 metres to allow other trees in the vicinity to flourish. T02- Sweet Chestnut Tree - Remove poor quality secondary limb which has bark necrosis. T03 - Oak Tree - Lift over highway to give clearance and prune away from power lines to give clearance due to statutory requirements. Additional works - removal of any deadwood and stripping trees of Ivy.

Received
19 November 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Higham
  1. Received19 Nov
  2. Validated19 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Jan
  5. Decided7 Jan

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 27 Telegraph Hill Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7NW. Gravesham has handled 264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Gravesham's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Higham. We hold 1,082 applications in total for the ME3 postcode area.

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

Postcode
ME3 7NW
Application type
Works to Protected Tree(s)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Higham

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 November 2020
Target decision date
14 January 2021
Permission expires
7 January 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
20 Leybourne Road Strood Rochester Kent ME2 3QG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal history

3259341
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 26 January 2021Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09266104
Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO_1985_002Covers 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

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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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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2017
    16 Feb

    Application for a minor material amendment to planning permission reference number 20160821

    ApprovedNon-material amendment20170159
  2. 2016
    23 Aug

    Application for a non-material amendment to planning application reference 20150343

    ApprovedNon-material amendment20160821
  3. 2015
    9 Nov

    The felling of one Beech Tree, the thinning and shortening of a dangerous branch of one Oak Tree and the…

    ApprovedWorks to a Protected Tree(s)20151101
  4. 2015
    5 May

    The felling of one dangerous Silver Birch Tree overhanging the highway and interfering overhead cables, and…

    ApprovedWorks to a Protected Tree(s)20150464
  5. 2015
    7 Apr

    Demolition of existing detached dwelling and garages and erection of a detached two storey, seven bedroom…

    ApprovedFull Planning Application20150343
  6. 2014
    4 Dec

    The 25% crown reduction of two Quercus Petrea - Sessile Oak Trees on boundary between Nos. 27 & 29 Telegraph…

    ApprovedWorks to a Protected Tree(s)20141155

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