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The Moat, Ashford Road, Charing, Kent

Granted Ashford 20/00008/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: Ash (T1, T3, T4, T5) - to reduce x4 no Ash trees around the fire remains to 10ft; Silver birch (T2) - to reduce the silver birch by 3m; Fir (T6) - fell to ground level; Ash T7, T8) - fell to ground level x2 no. Ash trees on edge of pond; Horse chestnut (T9) - carry out an overall reduction by 2 - 3m

As published by the council, reference 20/00008/TC

Application record

Reference
20/00008/TC
Type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
8 Jan 2020
Validated
9 Jan 2020
Ward
Charing
Parish
Charing
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

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

  • 20/00046/TC Granted

    The Moat, Ashford Road, Charing, Kent

    Description: T1 & T2 Ash crown lift to provide 5m clearance from ground level removing broken and damaged limbs, exempt works deadwood

    Submitted 25 Feb 2020 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Jan 2020

    Received by Ashford

  2. 9 Jan 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 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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