Planning application
Evegate Water Mill, Station Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6SY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Description: Willow (T1) to reduce overall crown by approximately 2 metres and to raise crown by approximately 5 metres from ground level
As published by the council, reference 20/00252/TP
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00252/TP
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Permitted
- Received
- 27 Oct 2020
- Validated
- 2 Nov 2020
- Ward
- Bircholt
- Parish
- Smeeth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 6SY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2020
Received by Ashford
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2 Nov 2020
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jul 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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Open the documentsWhat 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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