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The Acorns, Smarden Road, Pluckley, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0SN

Granted Ashford 20/00016/TP Tree Preservation Order - works related

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
Granted As published: 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

  1. 16 Jan 2020

    Received by Ashford

  2. 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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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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