The Stables Wrotham Road Meopham Gravesend Kent DA13 0HP Data via plota.co.uk

20250685 - Works to Protected Tree(s) Pending Consideration

Proposal

Works to protected trees; T1 Felling of Beech Tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 1 Sept 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 478.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Meopham built-up area; 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 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 £85,000 in February 2018. Other property, freehold.

19 February 2018£85,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Works to Protected Tree(s)
Postcode
DA13 0HP
Received
7 Jul 2025
Validated
7 Jul 2025
Ward
Meopham North
Parish
Meopham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Sept 2025
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 478, past the statutory target. 98% of tree and landscaping works in Gravesham are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 23 Oct 2026.

Day 478422 days past the 56-day target
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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14154609
Planning Portal ref
PP-14154609
Statutory expiry
1 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
Gravesham
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#180 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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