42 Longfield Avenue Longfield Kent DA3 7LA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for T2 and T4 (Pine trees) reduce height from approx 18m to 13m (see annotated photo) subject to Tree Preservation Order No.2 2001 Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 2
Decision & officer reports 2
Site constraints 6
Checked on 6 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Dartford
- Application type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Postcode
- DA3 7LA
- Received
- 9 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
- Parish
- Longfield And New Barn
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 4 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Consent for TPO
- Decision date
- 15 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Austin Treework
How this decision compares
Decided in 36 days from validation, 5 days faster than Dartford's median of 41 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 89% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Dartford in the last twelve months, from validation. Dartford decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 13 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 13 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 8 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Dartford is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #92 out of 296. Dartford is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 80% approved vs 90% nationally.
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