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Chessenden House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NB

Granted Ashford 20/00005/TC Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Description: T1 (RED AREA) Group of 10 trees/stems to rear of property. Mainly cherry. No larger than 30cm DBH. Fell subject trees as they are dead or declining to allow space for larger specimens to grow. Trees have begun to fail and bench in others in recent winds and is causing slight safety concern. T2 - (BLUE AREA) Semi mature ash tree. Remove climbing rose from throughout crown. Remove 2X lowest limbs approx 8cm diameter, to create a more balanced crown. Remove any dead wood and broken branches.

As published by the council, reference 20/00005/TC

Application record

Reference
20/00005/TC
Type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Permitted
Received
6 Jan 2020
Validated
7 Jan 2020
Ward
Weald North
Parish
Smarden
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN27 8NB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 20/00007/TC Granted

    Chessenden House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NB

    Description: T1- Portugal laurel - fell due to the close proximity to brick garage; T2-Lawson cypress & T3-Leylandii - fell to allow light and space for planting scheme to be carried out with best results; T4- Sequoia, growing between T1 T2 & T3 fell.

    Submitted 8 Jan 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jan 2020

    Received by Ashford

  2. 7 Jan 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ashford granted permission, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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