80 Strand Street Sandwich CT13 9HX Data via plota.co.uk

TC/26/00093 - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Crown raise to achieve a crown clearance of approximately 4 metres above ground level of four Himalayan Birch trees situated within a conservation area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Gazen House
List entry 1343809 · 3 m from the pin · 25 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 23 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 ↗
Sandwich - Walled Town 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.
Article 4 direction
Article 4(2) Direction, Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Scheduled monument 37 m away: Sandwich town walls: section extending 40yds (36m) on N side of Strand Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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
Inside the Sandwich built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Dover
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
CT13 9HX
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
Sandwich
Parish
SANDWICH
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sika Tree Surgery

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

98%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
124decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Dover in the last twelve months, from validation. Dover decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Env. assessment
No
Dover
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#46 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Dover is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #28 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dover decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #151 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #151 of 296
83%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #28 of 296
31%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #57 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
83%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
82%
Change of use approved
56 decided
772
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026