Homestead Church Hill Wilmington Kent DA2 7EE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00566/TRCON - Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Notification to re-pollard 1 no. Sycamore tree (T1); Remove 1 no. dead Conifer tree (T2); Reduce height of Conifer tree by 4 metres (from approx. 14-15 metres to approx. 10-11 metres) (T3), within Church Hill Conservation Area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
20 May 2026
✓
Consultation
21 May 2026
✓
Approved
29 Jun 2026

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

Site constraints 6

Church Hill 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
HMO Article 4(1) Direction North Order 2025. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
6 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Dartford built-up area; Green belt about 22 m away: London; Tree preservation order about 25 m away: TE02 - Borough of Dartford T.P.O. No.2 1992.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 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
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
DA2 7EE
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
20 May 2026
Ward
Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley
Parish
Wilmington
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Jul 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
29 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 40 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. Approved, as 90% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
63decided in the last year

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
21 May 2026
Consultation
21 May 2026
Comments by
11 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Dartford
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#146 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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.

One of the strictest councils
only 80% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dartford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
79%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #264 of 296
80%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #278 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #92 of 296
33%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #74 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
46 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
68%
Change of use approved
25 decided
595
Total decisions
126 refused in the year to March 2026