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Application for T3 3 Sorbus trees on Marsden Gardens parking area-raise the crown by 1m to clear parking bays and reduce crowns by 1m overall; T4 11 Pear trees in the rear of the flats in Marsden Gardens to reduce height and width to shape as previous pleached currently 9m tall coming down to 6m in height and currently 2m wide being reduced to a pleached roughly .75m wide; T5 group of 6 Lime trees outside Birdwood. To reduce the height of 12m by up to 3.5m leaving them at 8.5m back to previous pleached points and reduce the lateral branches by 2.5-3m to re shape as pleached as previous. And root prune single Lime tree to below ground level as it is lifting the footpath; T6 trees along the side of 16 Chapman Court reduce lateral branches towards building by 1m reducing the spread from 6m to 5m all subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1996

Marsden Gardens Parking Area, Rear Of Flats Marsden Gardens, Outside 4-7 Birdwood Avenue And Side Of 16 Chapman Court Dartford Kent

DecidedReference: 21/01692/TPODartford Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decided
Application type
Tree Preservation Order
Received
5 Nov 2021
Validated
5 Nov 2021
Determination deadline
31 Dec 2021
Local authority
Dartford Borough Council

Application overview

Application for T3 3 Sorbus trees on Marsden Gardens parking area-raise the crown by 1m to clear parking bays and reduce crowns by 1m overall; T4 11 Pear trees in the rear of the flats in Marsden Gardens to reduce height and width to shape as previous pleached currently 9m tall coming down to 6m in height and currently 2m wide being reduced to a pleached roughly .75m wide; T5 group of 6 Lime trees outside Birdwood. To reduce the height of 12m by up to 3.5m leaving them at 8.5m back to previous pleached points and reduce the lateral branches by 2.5-3m to re shape as pleached as previous. And root prune single Lime tree to below ground level as it is lifting the footpath; T6 trees along the side of 16 Chapman Court reduce lateral branches towards building by 1m reducing the spread from 6m to 5m all subject to Tree Preservation Order No.4 1996

Proposal details

Reference
21/01692/TPO
Alternative references
PP-10367957
Ward
Bridge
Parish
Not Parished
Agent
Kent County Tree Care Ltd/Mr Michael Padgett

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Application location

Marsden Gardens Parking Area, Rear Of Flats Marsden Gardens, Outside 4-7 Birdwood Avenue And Side Of 16 Chapman Court Dartford Kent

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DocumentPublishedAction
CONSENT GRANTEDDecision Notice · PDF29 Dec 2021View
DELEGATED REPORT SHEETReport · PDF15 Dec 2021View
TREES LOCATIONDrawings · PDF5 Nov 2021View

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Consent for TPO
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