Yew Tree Cottage The Street Hartlip Kent ME9 7TH Data via plota.co.uk

26/503811/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Awaiting decision

Proposal

Conservation area notification to reduce one leyland cypress from a height of 6.7m to 6m and to reduce the width from 3.6m to 3m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Nov 2026, from Swale's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 6

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Barrows Cottages, Grade II*, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade II*, 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Hartlip conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Hartlip built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £790,000 in May 2019. Detached house, freehold.

16 May 2019£790,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
ME9 7TH
Received
around 7 Oct 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Hartlip, Newington And Upchurch
Parish
Hartlip
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Swale usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 34.

Day 254 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
83decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Swale in the last twelve months, from validation. Swale decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
18 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Swale
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#263 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Swale is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #275 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Swale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #143 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #120 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #275 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #286 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
81 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
22 decided
658
Total decisions
71 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.