The Limes Hook Green Road Southfleet Kent DA13 9NQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00864/TPO - Tree Preservation Order Decided

Proposal

Application to remove G1 - 2x Sycamore, 4x Beech and 1x Walnut to ground level, subject to Tree Preservation Order No.1 1984 within Hook Green Conservation Area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Consultation
2 Sept 2026
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Split decision
21 Sept 2026

Split decision on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

Grade II* listed: The Limes
List entry 1085795 · The pin is inside its outline · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 Grade II)
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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Historic England ↗
Hook Green 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 ↗
Tree preservation order: TC52 - Borough of Dartford T.P.O. No.1 1984
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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument 201 m away: Monastic grange at Friary Court; National infrastructure project 1914 m away: Lower Thames Crossing; Inside the Southfleet built-up area; Green belt 49 m away: London; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,050,000 in October 2009. Detached house, freehold.

23 October 2009£1,050,000

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

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Important details

Council
Dartford
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Postcode
DA13 9NQ
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
Parish
Southfleet
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Split decision
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
NPC Tree Surgery/Mr Edward Bethell

Public comments

No public comments yet.

17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15106163
Planning Portal ref
PP-15106163
Neighbours
2 Sept 2026
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
17 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

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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use