Planning application
Hillside, Church Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Description: G1 - 5 x Cypress forming hedge on boundary with 9 Forgefield, reduce height from 6 metres to 3 metres.
As published by the council, reference 20/00315/TP
Application record
- Reference
- 20/00315/TP
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 21 Dec 2020
- Validated
- 21 Dec 2020
- Ward
- Weald Central
- Parish
- Bethersden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3AQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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20/00312/TC Granted
Hillside, Church Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AQ
Description: T1 - Holly to reduce from 9 metres down to 4m and reduce laterals from 2.5 metres to 1.5 metres.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Dec 2020
Received by Ashford
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 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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