3 The Ramparts Knightrider Street Sandwich Kent CT13 9ER Data via plota.co.uk

TC/26/00071 - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Remove five lowest branches on the south western side of one Cedar tree (T1), fell one Apple tree (T2), one ornamental Cherry tree (T3), two Cherry plum trees (T4 and T5) and one Yew tree (T6), all situated within a conservation area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Validated
19 May 2026
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Approved
29 Jun 2026

Approved on 29 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF TREE CON AREA - RAISE NO OBJ Decision · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF OFFICER'S REPORT Report · 29 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

Sandwich - Walled 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.
Article 4 direction
Article 4(2) Direction, Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Scheduled monument about 19 m away: Sandwich town walls: section from a point E of gasworks to site of New Gate (including The Bulwark and Mill Wall)
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Public footpath about 24 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project about 925 m away: Richborough Connection Project
The site is about 925 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Sea Link (awaiting the Secretary of State's decision, about 1878 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Special area of conservation about 314 m away: Sandwich Bay
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 112 m away: The Salutation, Sandwich; 11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 314 m away: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sandwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Building

Floor area163 m² (1,755 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, 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
Dover
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
CT13 9ER
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
19 May 2026
Ward
Sandwich
Parish
SANDWICH
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jun 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
29 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Top Branch Tree Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 42 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
167decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Fell one Cypress tree situated within a conservation area.
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2024 Approved
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Erection of ground and first floor infill extensions, new dormer to third floor, alterati…
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2021 Approved
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Lime - fell
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2020 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Lime - repollard to old points, approximately to 8mFell one Cypress tree
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2024 Approved
2 The Ramparts Knightrider Street Sandwich Kent CT13 9ER
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Dover
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#46 of 296 councils
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Dover is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #28 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
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Dover decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #151 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #151 of 296
83%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #28 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #57 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
56 decided
772
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.