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Meopham Village Green Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent

20260073Conservation Area TreesApproved

Approved on 20 February 2026

Council decision: ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Works to trees in a Conservation Area; Horse Chestnut Tree to be felled, stump ground and replanted with suitable native species.

Received
19 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Meopham North
  1. Received19 Jan
  2. Validated19 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Mar
  5. Decided20 Feb

Decided in 32 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Meopham Village Green Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent. 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 a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Meopham North.

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
Conservation Area Trees
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Meopham

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 January 2026
Target decision date
2 March 2026
Permission expires
20 February 2028

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Mrs Faye Walsh
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Meopham Green, Meopham 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    19 Jan

    Works to trees in a Conservation Area; Horse Chestnut Tree to be felled, stump ground and replanted with…

    This applicationApprovedTrees20260073
  2. 2026
    12 Jan

    Works to trees in a Conservation Area; Horse Chestnut Tree to be felled in its entirety due to decay.

    WithdrawnConservation Area TreesFiled alongside20260030

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