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Land on the boundary of St Marys Church opposite 9, Church Hill, Chilham

Granted Ashford 20/00145/TC Trees in a Conservation Area - Dead or Dangerous

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Description: Removal of 9 dead/predominantly dead Ash trees as a result of Ash dieback. T1,Ash tree - To fell, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T2,Ash tree - To fell, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T3,Ash tree - To fell, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T4,Ash tree - To fell, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T5,Ash tree- To fell, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T6,Ash tree - To fell, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T7,Ash tree - To fell, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T8,Ash tree - To fell, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,T9,Ash tree - To fell, Reason for work - Dead or dangerous, Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,

As published by the council, reference 20/00145/TC

Application record

Reference
20/00145/TC
Type
Trees in a Conservation Area - Dead or Dangerous
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Permitted
Received
9 Jul 2020
Validated
13 Jul 2020
Ward
Downs North
Parish
Chilham
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/00281/TC Granted

    Land on the boundary of St Marys Church opposite 9, Church Hill, Chilham

    Description: T5 Lime Reduce central stem by 2-3 meters back to good wood; remove two branches. T6 Lime Remove south facing branch. T7 Lime Reduce west facing branch back to sound wood; remove lower branches. T8 Lime Remove first north facing branch; remove dead north facing stem overhanging road. T10 Lime Reduce south east facing branch overhanging footpath by 3-4 meters; cut back to good wood main stem facing south.

    Submitted 17 Dec 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jul 2020

    Received by Ashford

  2. 13 Jul 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

1 document 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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