15 Croftside Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SH Data via plota.co.uk

20250917 - Works to Protected Tree(s) Pending Consideration

Proposal

Works to Protected Tree(s); T1 and T2 Hornbeams to be felled. T3 Hornbeam to be loped/felled. Removal of overhanging branches from hornbeams on adjoining properties. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Sept 2025
Decision
Target date was 10 Nov 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 408.

Site constraints 9

Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Tree preservation order: Vigo
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.
National nature reserve about 28 m away: North Kent Woods and Downs
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI about 260 m away: Halling to Trottiscliffe Escarpment SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Green belt about 17 m away: London; Inside the Vigo Village built-up area; Priority habitat about 27 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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 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
Works to Protected Tree(s)
Postcode
DA13 0SH
Received
15 Sept 2025
Validated
15 Sept 2025
Ward
Meopham South And Vigo
Parish
Vigo
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2025
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 408, past the statutory target. 98% of tree and landscaping works in Gravesham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

Day 408352 days past the 56-day target
92%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
65decided 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 25 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
10 Nov 2025
Env. assessment
No
Gravesham
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#180 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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