Spinney Wood Spinney Lane Aylesham CT3 3EQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00726 - Works to Trees with a TPO Approved

Proposal

Coppice/re-coppice approximately 40 trees of mixed species in two areas of the woodland as part of a six year management plan, all the subject of Tree Preservation Order No. 3 of 1976. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Validated
7 Aug 2026
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Consultation
21 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

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

Site constraints 7

Ancient woodland: Aylesham Wood
Irreplaceable habitat. Standing advice asks for a 15 m buffer from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Tree preservation order: Aylesham Wood, Adisham Road/Spinney Lane, Adisham
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.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; National landscape 411 m away: Kent Downs; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

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Important details

Council
Dover
Application type
Works to Trees with a TPO
Postcode
CT3 3EQ
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Aylesham, Eythorne And Shepherdswell
Parish
AYLESHAM
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Grant Consent
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
White Cliffs Countryside Partnership

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 14 days slower than Dover's median of 42 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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

2comments received
1 objecting1 supporting

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
21 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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