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Due to an exceptionally high demand for food waste bins, delivery of these bins may be delayed. Our contractor is working on delivering these as soon as possible. Please note other bin requests are not affected. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience.

Work on a tree

You may need planning consent before you can work on a tree in Swale.

To apply for consent, you’ll need to download and complete a form (PDF 301kb).

Once you’ve completed the form, you’ll need to email it to our Planning team at planning@swale.gov.uk. You’ll need to include:

  • the location of the tree
  • a description of the work you want to carry out

What happens next

Once we’ve received your complete form, we’ll tell you whether you can work on the tree within eight weeks.

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