Fir Meadow Cottage Butchers Hill Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EB Data via plota.co.uk

20260884 - Conservation Area Trees Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Horse Chestnut (T1) - re pollard at previous prune points, 14m above tree base. This ageing tree has shed large branches and would benefit from considerable canopy weight reduction. Close proximity to public right of way and neighbouring dwelling is a cause for concern, should further failures occur. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 12

Shorne Village 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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 575 m away: Lower Thames Crossing
The site is about 575 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Parsonage, Grade II, about 31 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 3 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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Historic England ↗
SSSI about 101 m away: Shorne and Ashenbank Woods SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National nature reserve about 436 m away: North Kent Woods and Downs; National landscape about 428 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Shorne built-up area; Green belt about 50 m away: London; Priority habitat about 44 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · 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 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 £687,500 in January 2016. Detached house, freehold.

13 January 2016£687,500

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
Conservation Area Trees
Postcode
DA12 3EB
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Higham And Shorne
Parish
Shorne
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Consent
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Craig Chisholm Tree Surgery Ltd

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.

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

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Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15199330
Planning Portal ref
PP-15199330
Statutory expiry
15 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
The crown reduction by up to 2.5m from the main crown and removal of deadwood from one la…
20190786
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The crown reduction by up to 2.5m from the main crown and removal of deadwood from one la…
20190786
2017 Approved
The following works to the Pine Trees at Fir Meadow Cottage: - trim back all branches ove…
20170877
2017 Approved
The 15% crown reduction and removal of all deadwood from one Chestnut Tree.
20170466
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Gravesham
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#180 of 296 councils
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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