18 Ospringe Place Faversham Kent ME13 8TB Data via plota.co.uk

26/501414/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Full removal of one Fig Tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Apr 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF No Objection TCA Decision · 20 May 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Tree Officer Consultee Comment · 8 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Faversham Town Council Consultee Comment · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Photo Photographs · 14 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Ospringe Place, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 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.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Faversham - Faversham Town 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 Faversham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £468,000 in July 2010. Detached house, freehold.

30 July 2010£468,000
19 November 1998£190,000

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

Building

Floor area174 m² (1,873 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (57 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2010, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
ME13 8TB
Received
14 Apr 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Watling
Parish
Faversham Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 May 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
OSG Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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

Alt. reference
PP-14856392
Planning Portal ref
PP-14856392
Statutory expiry
26 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Replacement of existing rear conservatory with single storey pitched roof extension.
23/505775/FULL
2024 Approved
Replacement of existing rear conservatory with single storey pitched roof extension.
23/505775/FULL
2019 Approved
Trees in a Conservation Area notification to fell four conifers/Lleylandii due to distanc…
19/502859/TCA
2019 Approved
Trees in a Conservation Area notification to fell four conifers/Lleylandii due to distanc…
19/502859/TCA
2017 Approved
First floor extension above existing utility room.
17/500894/FULL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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Conservation area notification to reduce one Yew (T1) to a height of 6m and 2.5m spread.
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2025 Approved
21 Ospringe Place Faversham Kent ME13 8TB
Conservation area notification to reduce one Yew (T1) to a height of 6m and 2.5m spread.
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
17 Ospringe Place Faversham Kent ME13 8TB
TPO application to reduce one Magnolia (T1) to a height of 2m and 2m spread. Reduce two C…
24/504323/TPOA
2024 Approved
21 Ospringe Place Faversham Kent ME13 8TB
Conservation area notification: Reduce crown of one Holmoak, radius from 4m to 3m, and re…
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2024 Approved
21 Ospringe Place Faversham Kent ME13 8TB
Conservation area notification: Reduce crown of one Holmoak, radius from 4m to 3m, and re…
24/502704/TCA
2023 Approved
9 Ospringe Place Faversham Kent ME13 8TB
Garage conversion, including brick infill wall and new window at front of property. Insta…
23/505299/FULL
2023 Approved
6 Ospringe Place Faversham Kent ME13 8TB
Conservation area notification: Fell one Indian Bean Tree; Reduce height and width of one…
23/503798/TCA
2023 Approved
20 Ospringe Place Faversham Kent ME13 8TB
TPO application to crown lift the two lower branches on Sequioa tree.
23/501310/TPOA
2022 Approved
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Erection of a single storey rear and front porch extension. Erection of a side garage doo…
22/505653/FULL
2022 Approved
6 Brogdale Place Faversham Kent ME13 0AF
Erection of single storey side extension
22/505135/FULL
2022 Approved
11 Ospringe Place Faversham Kent ME13 8TB
Conservation Area notification: T1-Sycamore, to crown lift tree from 3.5m to 6.5m when me…
22/502815/TCA
2022 Approved
90 London Road Faversham Kent ME13 8TA
Conversion of integral garage into a habitable room.
22/500827/FULL
2022 Approved
5 Ospringe Place Faversham ME13 8TB
Conservation Area notification: Leylandii (T1) fell as it is shading out silver birch. Bi…
22/500078/TCA
2021 Approved
24 Ospringe Place Faversham ME13 8TB
Conservation area notification to reduce the crown of one Deodar cedar to radial spread o…
21/504846/TCA
2021 Approved
22 Ospringe Place Faversham Kent ME13 8TB
Trees in Conservation area notification to 1x Scots Pine (Fell)
21/504724/TCA
2017 Approved
11 Ospringe Place Faversham Kent ME13 8TB
Trees in a Conservation Area: 1no. Acer Pseudoplatanus - Sycamore: To remove 1no. branch…
17/500582/TCA
2017 Approved
5 - 9 London Road Faversham Kent ME13 8TA
Tree In Conservation Area notification for - Fagus sylvatica 'Atropunicea' - copper beech…
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2016 Approved
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Single storey rear extension & associated alterations to existing detached house, includi…
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2016 Approved
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Listed Building Consent for removal of internal walls, installation of log burner and chi…
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2016 Approved
8 Ospringe Place Faversham Kent ME13 8TB
Proposed single storey rear extension.
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.