Planning application
The Acorns, Smarden Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0SN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Description: T1 Oak – raise crown to 5.2 metres above the highway, cutting back to appropriate branch axils and halo around the phone lines by approximately 1m; T2 Oak – raise crown to 5.2 metres cutting back to appropriate branch axils.
As published by the council, reference 20/00016/TP
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00016/TP
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 16 Jan 2020
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2020
- Ward
- Upper Weald
- Parish
- Pluckley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 0SN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2020
Received by Ashford
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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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