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61 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AH

20220926Works to Protected Tree(s)Approved

Approved on 11 October 2022

Council decision: ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T01 Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) height reduction from 19m to 15m, reduce eastern spread from 14m to 10m, reduce southern spread from 9m to 6m (roughly to fenceline), reduce west spread from 12m to 8.5m), 3m crown lift for pedestrian clearance; T02 Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) reduce height from 20m to 15m, reduce lateral Spread on the North from 6.5m to 4m, reduce on the East from 5.3 to 3.7m, reduce the South from 7.5m to 5m & reduce the West from 8.5m to 5m removing up to 3m, lift canopy to give 6.5m ground clearance and strip the tree of Ivy; T03 Deodar Cedar (Cedrus deodara) lift canopy of tree over public footpath to give 3m clearance; T04 Oak (Quercus spp) reduce tree back to previous reduction points, reduce height from 16m to 14m, reduce lateral spread from 5.5m to 3.5m; T06 Yew (Taxus baccata) remove and replace due to irreversible decline; T07 Yew (Taxus baccata) reduce canopy by removal of out of shape section, reduce height from 12m to 9m, reshape remaining canopy with secateurs to balance, removing up to 2m and strip tree of ivy.

Received
24 August 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Higham
  1. Received24 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.
  4. Target19 Oct
  5. Decided11 Oct

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 61 Forge Lane Higham Rochester Kent ME3 7AH. Gravesham has handled 264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 7AH
Application type
Works to Protected Tree(s)
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Higham

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 August 2022
Target decision date
19 October 2022
Permission expires
11 October 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
20 Leybourne Road Strood Rochester DA15 8HB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11498420
Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: TPO_1988_001Part of the site · +1 more
  • Green belt: GraveshamPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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, 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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