Planning application
20/00151/TC
The Old Post Office, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HH
Proposal
Description: (T1) Weeping Beech - Fell; replace with a smaller tree eg Sorbus and/or Ginkgo. (T2) Holly - Remove; replace with a small shrub. (T3) Magnolia grandiflora - Thin and shorten crown (T4) Wisteria - Reduce size (T5) Yew tree - To fell
As published by the council, reference 20/00151/TC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Jul 2020
Received by Ashford
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23 Jul 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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20/00048/TC Granted
3 Denelees, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HH
Description: Fell 7 conifers at front of property driveway . Concern for the trees overall safety - trees are adjacent to public highway.
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22/01044/AS Granted
Boughton and Eastwell Cricket Pavilion The Green, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HX
Reconstruction of Cricket Pavilion and Cricket Nets (Resubmission of application 18/01675/AS)
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NOT/2026/0347 Granted
Old Forge House, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4JB
T1 - Oak - crown reduction by 1.2m from 10m to 8.8m (prevent overhang of neighbour's property & provide more light). T2 - Magnolia - crown reduction by 0.5m from 4m to 3.5m (prune away from property).
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21/01754/AS Granted
Gardeners House, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HP
Single storey office and storage building to rear of existing dwelling.
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PA/2024/1755 Granted
4 Midleton Cottage, Faversham Road, Eastwell, TN25 4HP
Proposed single storey rear extension and conversion of existing shed to create an accessible bedroom and sitting room
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PA/2024/1710 Withdrawn
5 Midleton Cottage, Faversham Road, Eastwell, Ashford, Kent TN25 4HP
Installation of an air source heat pump to the rear elevation
Other trees applications
In Ashford
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NOT/2026/1150 Granted
38, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5AN
T1 - Magnolia - Reduce height down by 2.5 meters and sides by 2 meters. T2 - Thuja - Reduce down by 3 meters and trim in sides by .5 meter and 1 meter on the north side to remove overhang into neighbours garden. T3 - False Acacia - Reduce down by 4 meters and laterals by 2 meters. Reason for works - All trees are being reduced to keep them managed for the space they occupy and to allow more light into the property and neighbouring property.
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NOT/2026/1136 Granted
116 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6HT
T1 - Laurus nobilis - Bay Laurel - Whole crown reduction to 12ft (3.65m) high above ground level and shape. Tree has outgrown location and blocking light from neighbouring properties.
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OTH/2026/1137 Decided
Knoll Farm, Giggers Green Road, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7BY
T2 common ash, remove to ground level due to extensive and terminal ash die back disease infection, tree is within strike distance of a public footpath and electrical infrastructure.
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NOT/2026/0849 Granted
Gate Cottage, Old Ashford Road, Charing, TN27 0JG
T1 - Ash - Crown reduction of 4 metres Reason for works - to reduce the weight in the crown G1 - 3x Ash & 1x Sycamore - Fell to ground level Reason for works - Trees are in decline and for highway safety
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OTH/2026/1051 Granted
21, Kings Avenue, Ashford, TN23 1LU
T1 - Ash - Reduce tree to previous pruning points. Crown reduction by approximately 4m, leaving the tree at a completed height of 13m and spread 4m. Tree is causing over shadowing of multiple properties.