Planning application
20/00196/TC
Stoke House, Church Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1RD
Proposal
Description: Proposal: T1 Horse chestnut – Fell owing to the presence of Ganoderma fungi causing limbs to fail. T2 Beech - crown lift to 5m removing only smaller diameter limbs (<100mm dia) and crown reduce away from the adjacent structures by 1-2m as necessary. The height of the tree should not be reduced as part of this process. (Superseded spec - T1 Horse Chestnut - tree adjacent to church road - fell to ground level. T2 Beech - tree adjacent to church road - fell to ground level)
As published by the council, reference 20/00196/TC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Sep 2020
Received by Ashford
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12 Oct 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.
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Within 500 metres
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20/00015/TC Granted
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20/00070/TC Granted
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OTH/2026/0909 Awaiting decision
Swanton House, Elwick Road, Ashford, TN23 1NN
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19/00267/TC Granted
1 Elwick Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 1PD
Description: T1 Lime - repollard to historic cuts; T2 Holly reduce height by 3m to maintain the balance of the two trees
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22/00913/AS Granted
Kent Police, Ashford Police Station, Church Road, Ashford, TN23 1BT
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PA/2024/1673 Granted
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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.