Along Jepson Drive (Outside 16, 19, 21 And 25) Stone Kent DA2 6FR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00787/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Approved

Proposal

Application for T1 - Silver Birch (Outside 25) - Crown reduce height of tree by approximately 2m and reduce remaining crown by approximately 1-1.5m to match (as per annotated photo); T2 - Silver Birch (Outside 21) - Crown reduce height of tree by approximately 2m and reduce remaining crown by approximately 1-1.5m to match (as per annotated photo); T3 - Silver Birch (Outside 19) - Crown reduce height of tree by approximately 2m and reduce remaining crown by approximately 1-1.5m to match (as per annotated photo); T4 - Silver Birch (Outside 16) - Crown reduce height of tree by approximately 2m and reduce remaining crown by approximately 1-1.5m to match (as per annotated photo), subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1998 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Jul 2026
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Consultation
22 Jul 2026
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Approved
24 Aug 2026

Approved on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Tree preservation order: TI01 - Borough of Dartford T.P.O. No.1 1998
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Administrative, Ward and Service Ranges to Stone House Hospital, Built As the City of London Asylum, Grade II, 19 m away · 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.
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Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1374 m away: Riverside Energy Park; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Dartford built-up area; Air quality management area 42 m away: Dartford AQMA No.2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
Dartford
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
DA2 6FR
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Stone House
Parish
Stone
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Consent for TPO
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
VOO Consulting

How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 6 days faster than Dartford's median of 40 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 88% of tree and landscaping works here are.

97%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
67decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15070792
Planning Portal ref
PP-15070792
Neighbours
22 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Comments by
16 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Dartford
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#146 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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