How Wood Cottage Padbrook Lane Elmstone CT3 1HF Data via plota.co.uk

TC/26/00128 - Works to Trees in a Conservation Area Awaiting decision

Proposal

Fell three Ash (T1, T2 and T3) and 2 Sycamores (T4 and T5), and reduce in height by 9 metres and reshape and rebalance one Conifer (T6), all situated within a conservation area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Oct 2026, from Dover's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 6

Elmstone 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.
Public bridleway 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 1. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: How Wood Cottage, Grade II, 15 m away · 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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Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Priority habitat 17 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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 £185,000 in July 1999. Detached house, freehold.

29 July 1999£185,000

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

Building

Floor area110 m² (1,184 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (50 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 4 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dover
Application type
Works to Trees in a Conservation Area
Postcode
CT3 1HF
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Little Stour And Ashstone
Parish
PRESTON
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Avenue Trees

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Dover usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 42.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
94%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
167decided 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 5 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Oct 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.