97 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SN Data via plota.co.uk

20260655 - Works to Protected Tree(s) Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to Protected Tree(s); 1 x Hornbeam Tree (T1) - crown lift by removal of lowest 7 branches, and 25% thinning of remaining canopy. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jun 2026
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Validated
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents

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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 142 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
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI about 351 m away: Halling to Trottiscliffe Escarpment SSSI; Inside the Vigo Village built-up area; Priority habitat about 18 m away: Deciduous woodland; Green belt about 79 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 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 £585,000 in October 2022. Semi-detached house, freehold.

3 October 2022£585,000

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

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Important details

Council
Gravesham
Application type
Works to Protected Tree(s)
Postcode
DA13 0SN
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Meopham South And Vigo
Parish
Vigo
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Consent
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Keven Watt, Quality Tree Care Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 8 days faster 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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14958818
Planning Portal ref
PP-14958818
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2021 Approved
2 The Gallops Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SS
Remove epicormic growth up to main lateral branches on 3no. Sweet Chestnut Trees in the f…
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2021 Approved
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Application for a minor material amendment to planning permission reference no 20201160 f…
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2020 Approved
128 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SW
Removal of existing front Canopy and erection of single storey flat roofed porch as well…
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2020 Withdrawn
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2019 Approved
128 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SW
The 30% crown reduction removing 2-3 metres from the branches of the Oak Tree in the fron…
20191086
2019 Approved
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The 30% crown reduction removing 2-3 metres from the branches of the Oak Tree in the fron…
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2017 Withdrawn
87 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SN
The felling of the Beech tree in the front garden.
20171092
2018 Approved
120 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SW
The 30% crown reduction back to established growth points and lifting of the lower branch…
20181051
2018 Approved
120 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SW
The 30% crown reduction back to established growth points and lifting of the lower branch…
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2017 Approved
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2017 Refused
134 Timber Bank Vigo Gravesend Kent DA13 0SW
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2017 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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