1 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH
Approved on 9 January 2026
Council decision: ConsentDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Works to trees in a Conservation Area; Walnut Tree (T1) - reduce tree crown to previous pollard points, away from neighbours outbuilding.
- Received
- 8 December 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Gravesham Borough Council
- Ward
- Higham And Shorne
- ReceivedReceived8 Dec
- ValidatedValidated8 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date19 Jan
- DecidedDecided9 Jan
Decided in 32 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 1 Hanbury Cottages The Ridgeway Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3LH. Gravesham has handled 264 applications of this type. This one was decided in 32 days, 3 weeks quicker than Gravesham's typical decision time. The site is in the Chestnut Green, Shorne conservation area. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 129 applications across Higham And Shorne. We hold 1,496 applications in total for the DA12 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).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address
Application details
- Postcode
- DA12 3LH
- Application type
- Conservation Area Trees
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Shorne
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 19 January 2026
- Permission expires
- 9 January 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Orchard Hill Farm, Borough Green Road, Ightham, Sevenoaks TN15 9BF United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Chestnut Green, Shorne Conservation Area
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202320 Dec
Work to Trees in a Conservation Area: the 2m reduction of one Acer Negundo (T1) to previous points and the…
ApprovedConservation Area Trees20231317 - 20217 Oct
Camellia - trim all over and remove the wisteria.
ApprovedConservation Area Trees20211243 - 20182 Oct
The reduction of one Maple Tree (T1) to approximately just below the previous points, situated in the rear…
ApprovedConservation Area Trees20181022 - 20162 Nov
Prune one Maple Tree in the small rear garden of 1 Hanbury Cottages, reduce the height by approx 50% to one…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a Conservation Area20161063
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