38 Pelham Road Gravesend Kent Data via plota.co.uk

20260512 - Conservation Area Trees Approved

Proposal

Works to trees in a Conservation Area; 1 x Silver Birch Tree (T1) Felling to ground level as completely dead, 1 x Holly Bush (T3) - Reduction by 3 metres in height and 1 metre in width, 1 x Conifer Tree (T4) Removal of Conifer Tree due to location adjacent to building, 1 x Holly Tree (T5) Reduction of 2 metres in height and 1 metres in width. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 May 2026
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Approved
29 Jun 2026

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

Site constraints 4

Pelham Road / The Avenue, Gravesend Conservation Area 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1453 m away: Lower Thames Crossing; Inside the Gravesend 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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
Gravesham
Application type
Conservation Area Trees
Postcode
DA11 0JB
Received
18 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Pelham
Parish
Non-Parish Area
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Jun 2026
Decision
Consent
Decision date
29 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 5 days slower than Gravesham's median of 37 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
58decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14941676
Planning Portal ref
PP-14941676
Statutory expiry
29 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Gravesham
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#180 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Gravesham ranks #104 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Gravesham is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 78% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 78% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Gravesham decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
75%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #287 of 296
78%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #286 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #104 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #110 of 296
58%
Minor dwellings approved
64 decided (1-9 homes)
50%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
65%
Change of use approved
34 decided
619
Total decisions
156 refused in the year to March 2026