Planning application
Chessenden House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NB
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
- Granted As published: 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 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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21/01558/AS Refused
Chessenden House, The Street, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8NB
Construction of timber fence and gates between existing garage and Chessenden house.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2020
Received by Ashford
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7 Jan 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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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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