PlotbeaconGravesham Borough Council • 20260884
Horse chestnut trimming planned at cottage
Fir Meadow Cottage Butchers Hill Shorne Gravesend Kent DA12 3EB
An old horse chestnut would be trimmed at Fir Meadow Cottage, Shorne.
Trimming would reduce branches near the public path and neighbouring home.
Written automatically by Plotbeacon.
- Status
- Under review
- Type
- conservation_area
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
Summary
The applicant wants to trim an ageing horse chestnut at Fir Meadow Cottage, Shorne.
The tree would be trimmed back to earlier cut points. The work would reduce its weight near a public path and neighbouring home.
The council will decide after the comment period. The supplied details do not say that the tree work is already done or approved.
About this summary
What the council wrote is the official record. This summary was made automatically by Plotbeacon from the council's notice.
What the council wrote
Horse Chestnut (T1) - re pollard at previous prune points, 14m above tree base. This ageing tree has shed large branches and would benefit from considerable canopy weight reduction. Close proximity to public right of way and neighbouring dwelling is a cause for concern, should further failures occur.