Planning application
The Moat, Ashford Road, Charing, Kent
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
- 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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jan 2020
Received by Ashford
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9 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
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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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