The Grange 17 Pelham Road Gravesend Kent Data via plota.co.uk

20250800 - Conservation Area Trees Approved

Proposal

Works to trees in a Conservation Area; False Acacia Tree (T1) - whole crown reduction/reshaped by approx 1/3, reducing the height from 45ft to 35ft after and the width from 35ft to 25ft after; Holm Oak Tree (T2) - whole crown reduction/reshaped as its overhanging building reducing the height 50ft to 40ft, and width from 40ft to 30ft; and Ivy covered Chestnut (T3) Tree - whole crown reduction/reshaped reducing height from 40ft to 34ft and width from 40ft to 34ft. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Aug 2025
✓
Approved
5 Sept 2025

Approved on 5 Sept 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Nov 2026

Site constraints 4

Pelham Road / The Avenue, Gravesend Conservation Area 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1425 m away: Lower Thames Crossing; Inside the Gravesend built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
Gravesham
Application type
Conservation Area Trees
Received
7 Aug 2025
Validated
7 Aug 2025
Ward
Pelham
Parish
Non-Parish Area
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Sept 2025
Decision
Consent
Decision date
5 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 7 days faster than Gravesham's median of 36 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
68decided 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 3 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14236427
Planning Portal ref
PP-14236427
Statutory expiry
18 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No
Gravesham
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#180 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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