Southgate 17 Granville Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00816 - Works to Trees with a TPO Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Scots Pine (T1) Remove one large lower limb and carry out an overall crown reduction of 1.5m to rebalance the tree. Lime (T2) Reduce the crown height by 4m and lateral branches by 1.5m, re-pollarding back to previous pollard points as part of ongoing cyclical maintenance of TPO No 2 of 2006. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Aug 2026
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Validated
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Oct 2026, from Dover's recent tree and landscaping works.

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 1

IMG TREE LOCATION PLAN Photo · 31 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 31 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

IMG T1 BRANCH Photo · 31 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG T2 Photo · 31 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG T1 BACK VIEW Photo · 31 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

St Margaret's Bay 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.
Special area of conservation 133 m away: Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs
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.
SSSI 133 m away: Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs 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
National landscape 213 m away: Kent Downs; Tree preservation order 5 m away: North west boundary, fronting Granville Road; Inside the St Margaret's at Cliffe built-up area; Heritage coast 157 m away: South Foreland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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 with a TPO
Postcode
CT15 6DR
Received
31 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Guston Kingsdown St Margarets-at-Cliffe
Parish
ST MARGARETS AT CLIFFE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Citadel Grounds Maintenance

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Dover usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 41.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
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 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Installation of 2 air source heat pumps
23/00885
2021 Approved
Fell one Cherry tree (T9) situated within a conservation area and replant with one Pinus…
TC/21/00155
2020 Approved
Erection of a two storey side extension, replacement aluminum roof with 1no. rooflight, p…
20/01472
2019 Approved
Erection of ground and first floor rear extensions, replacement windows, render and cladd…
19/00586
2019 Approved
Erection of ground and first floor rear extensions, replacement windows, render and cladd…
19/00586
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Hillside 11 Granville Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DR
Re-pollard back to previous pruning points of one Sycamore (T1), and a group of Sycamores…
25/00593
2025 Approved
Hillside 11 Granville Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DR
Re-pollard back to previous pruning points of one Sycamore (T1), and a group of Sycamores…
25/00593
2024 Approved
Hillside 11 Granville Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DR
Reduce and shape one Bay tree (T1) to leave at a height of approximately 5-6 metres; repo…
TC/24/00127
2024 Approved
Hillside 11 Granville Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DR
Reduce and shape one Bay tree (T1) to leave at a height of approximately 5-6 metres; repo…
TC/24/00127
2024 Approved
South Foreland House Hotel Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DX
Copper Beech (T1, T2 and T3) - overall crown reduction back to previous pruning points an…
TC/24/00108
2024 Approved
South Foreland House Hotel Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DX
Copper Beech (T1, T2 and T3) - overall crown reduction back to previous pruning points an…
TC/24/00108
2024 Approved
Hillside 11 Granville Road St Margarets Bay Dover CT15 6DR
T1 - Cherry tree - crown reduce by up to up to 1 metre overall; T2 - Holly and T3 - Sycam…
TC/24/00109
2024 Approved
Hillside 11 Granville Road St Margarets Bay Dover CT15 6DR
T1 - Cherry tree - crown reduce by up to up to 1 metre overall; T2 - Holly and T3 - Sycam…
TC/24/00109
2024 Approved
Berkley 9 Granville Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DR
Fell one Elm the subject of Tree Preservation Order No 1 of 2023
24/00704
2024 Approved
Berkley 9 Granville Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DR
Fell one Elm the subject of Tree Preservation Order No 1 of 2023
24/00704
2023 Approved
Land Adjacent To 16 Granville Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DR
Erection of a detached dwelling, formation of a vehicular access and associated parking
23/00880
2023 Approved
Haven House 18 Granville Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DR
Fell one Beech tree situated within a conservation area
TC/23/00023
2022 Refused
Berkley 9 Granville Road St Margarets Bay Kent CT15 6DR
Fell one Elm tree situated within a conservation area Ariel dismantle of tree. Fell to as…
TC/22/00134
2022 Approved
Timbers 16 Granville Road St Margarets Bay Dover Kent CT15 6DR
T1 Beech tree - crown reduce by approximately 3-4 metres in height and 2 -3 meters latera…
22/00274
2021 Approved
Berkley 9 Granville Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DR
Erection of a single storey rear extension, roof lights on front roofslope, double doors…
21/01684
2021 Approved
Timbers 16 Granville Road St Margarets Bay Dover Kent CT15 6DR
T1 - Holm Oak - pollard by a maximum of five metres
TC/21/00050
2020 Approved
South Foreland House Hotel Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DX
T2 - Norway Maple - crown reduce by two metres 6no. sycamores - fell
20/01100
2020 Approved
South Foreland House Hotel Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DX
G1 - nine sycamores - re-pollard back to original pruning points G2 - two holly trees - f…
TC/20/00095
2020 Approved
Timbers 16 Granville Road St Margarets Bay Dover Kent CT15 6DR
Common Beech (T1) - thin crown by 10% and reduce in height by five metres Common Beech (T…
20/00688
2020 Approved
Berkley 9 Granville Road St Margarets Bay CT15 6DR
T1-T5 - Sycamores - reduce to secondary pollard points T6 - Sycamore - fell T7 - Holm Oak…
20/00676
2017 Approved
Glendower 20 Granville Road St. Margaret's Bay CT15 6DR
Erection of a two storey and single storey side extension and insertion of new window to…
17/00619
2017 Approved
South Foreland House Hotel Road St. Margaret's Bay CT15 6DX
Re-pollard one Laburnum tree, pollard one poplar tree to 7ft and one bay tree to 6ft
17/00242
2016 Approved
Haven House 18 Granville Road St. Margaret's Bay Dover CT15 6DR
T1 - Beech - Crown lift, crown thin 10%-15%, crown reduce 20%T2 - Copper Beech - Prune to…
TC/16/00150
2016 Approved
Madge Memorial Ground Bay Hill St. Margarets Bay CT15 6DR
Erection of an interpretation panel
16/00669
2016 Approved
Southgate 17 Granville Road St. Margaret's Bay Dover CT15 6DR
T1 - Cherry - FellT2 - Holm Oak - FellT3 - Holm Oak - FellH1 - Hedge - Fell and replace
TC/16/00081
Dover
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#46 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings