Three Horse Shoes Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9UA Data via plota.co.uk

26/503009/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Conservation area notification to crown reduce Walnut tree (T1) by 2 metres in both height and lateral spread (25%) and shape in side garden cutting away from neighbours property and public house and out buildings. Crown before 11 x 6m / crown after 9 x 4m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF No Objection TCA Decision · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Tree Officer Consultee Comment · 28 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF ApplicationFormRedacted Application Details · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: Three Horse Shoes
List entry 1122668 · The pin is inside its outline · 8 more listed buildings within 150 m (8 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 ↗
Staplestreet 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.
Council document ↗
Public footpath 11 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
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 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.

Building

Floor area197 m² (2,120 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 70)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
ME13 9UA
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Boughton And Courtenay
Parish
Hernhill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objections
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 5 days faster than Swale's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
83decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15113543
Planning Portal ref
PP-15113543
Statutory expiry
16 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Conservation area notification to cut back and clear one Walnut tree from outbuilding by…
25/502988/TCA
2025 Approved
Conservation area notification to cut back and clear one Walnut tree from outbuilding by…
25/502988/TCA
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
The Bothy Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9UB
Listed Building Consent for construction of first floor extension over utility and extend…
25/500318/LBC
2025 Refused
The Bothy Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9UB
Erection of two storey extension to front of the garage with addition of first floor exte…
25/500317/FULL
2025 Refused
The Bothy Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9UB
Listed Building Consent for construction of first floor extension over utility and extend…
25/500318/LBC
2025 Refused
The Bothy Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9UB
Erection of two storey extension to front of the garage with addition of first floor exte…
25/500317/FULL
2024 Approved
The Bothy Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9UB
Conservation area notification to remove two Cherry (T1 and T2),and relocate one Cherry (…
24/500247/TCA
2024 Approved
The Bothy Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9UB
Conservation area notification to remove two Cherry (T1 and T2),and relocate one Cherry (…
24/500247/TCA
2023 Withdrawn
Forge Farm Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9UD
Conversion of an agricultural building into a single one bedroom dwellinghouse including…
23/501202/FULL
2022 Approved
Forge Farm Hernhill Kent ME13 9FW
Conversion of agricultural building into a single dwellinghouse, including insertion of r…
22/504165/FULL
2023 Approved
Laurel House 5 Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TZ
Conservation Area Application - Sweet Chestnut tree approximately 30-35 years old. Propos…
23/503909/TCA
2022 Approved
Holly House Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9UA
Listed Building Consent for partial demolition of existing rear extension and erection of…
22/504855/LBC
2022 Approved
Holly House Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9UA
Partial demolition of existing rear extension and erection of new orangery to improve kit…
22/504854/FULL
2022 Approved
The Paddock Staple Street Hernhill Kent ME13 9TY
Conservation Area Notification: Sectionally fell to ground level Fir tree (T1) as showing…
22/504235/TCA
2022 Approved
Cherry Orchard House Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TY
Conservation area notification to remove, back to the main stem, the lowest branch (15cm…
22/502591/TCA
2022 Approved
Autumn Cottage 5 Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9UD
Erection of side porch.
21/506080/FULL
2021 Refused
Land At Staplestreet Road Hernhill Kent ME13 9TZ
Erection of 2no. new detached dwellings with garages as amended by drawing no's. 01 Rev A…
21/505414/FULL
2021 Approved
4 Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9UD
Erection of a single storey rear extension to provide ground floor toilet
21/502205/FULL
2020 Approved
Cherry Orchard House Staple Street Hernhill ME13 9TY
Conservation area notification to reduce height of one Common Yew to 3.5m. The side of th…
20/504427/TCA
2020 Refused
4 Laurel Place Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TZ
Single storey rear extension and extension to first floor rear dormer
20/503784/FULL
2020 Approved
Laurel House 5 Laurel Place Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TZ
Conservation area notification to crown reduce one Sweet Chestnut tree to radial distance…
20/501671/TCA
2019 Approved
Sutherland House Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9UD
Conservation area notification to fell one Pine Tree.
19/502912/TCA
2017 Approved
Cherry Orchard House Staple Street Hernhill Faversham Kent ME13 9TY
Tree in Conservation area notification - Populus nigra var. "Italica" - Lombardy Poplar…
17/502229/TCA
2016 Approved
Holly House Staple Street Hernhill ME13 9UA
Listed Building Consent for partial demolition of late 20th century rear extension and er…
16/508181/LBC
2016 Approved
Holly House Staple Street Hernhill ME13 9UA
Partial demolition of late 20th century rear extension and erection of single storey oran…
16/508180/FULL
2016 Approved
Holly House Staple Street Hernhill ME13 9UA
Listed Building Consent for partial demolition of late 20th century rear extension and er…
16/508183/LBC
2016 Approved
Holly House Staple Street Hernhill ME13 9UA
Partial demolition of late 20th century rear extension and erection of single storey oran…
16/508182/FULL
Swale
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#263 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Swale is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #275 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Swale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #143 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #120 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #275 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #286 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
81 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
22 decided
658
Total decisions
71 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.