Drayson House, 2 The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PB

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• 21/00185/TC Granted

  Drayson House, 2 The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PB

  Description: T1: Mature Prunus:- Dead - to fell T2: Small Horse Chestnut:- Dead - to fell T3: Small Horse Chestnut:- Dying - to fell; heavily infected with Guignardia Fungus T4: Scots Pine:- Remove dead bough - health & safety T5: Weeping Willow:- Reduce crown by 4m. Reason:- to keep the tree in a safe condition T6 & T7:- Cupressus Macrocarp:- to fell. Reason: trees are dominating the garden and are very close to an edwardian potting shed. Light deprivation. T8, 9, 10 & 11:- Semi mature Horse Chestnuts:- to reduce crown by 4m (back to previous pollard cuts) Reason:- to maintain trees in a safe condition Replacement trees for T2 & T3: Liquid Amber and one Sorbus Replacement for T1: Prunus Sargentii

  Submitted 1 Sep 2021 Trees

1. 14 Jan 2021

   Received by Ashford

2. 22 Jan 2021

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• Drayson House, 2 The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PB

  21/00185/TC Submitted 1 Sep 2021 50 yards away

  Description: T1: Mature Prunus:- Dead - to fell T2: Small Horse Chestnut:- Dead - to fell T3: Small Horse Chestnut:- Dying - to fell; heavily infected with Guignardia Fungus T4: Scots Pine:- Remove dead bough - health & safety T5: Weeping Willow:- Reduce crown by 4m. Reason:- to keep the tree in a safe condition T6 & T7:- Cupressus Macrocarp:- to fell. Reason: trees are dominating the garden and are very close to an edwardian potting shed. Light deprivation. T8, 9, 10 & 11:- Semi mature Horse Chestnuts:- to reduce crown by 4m (back to previous pollard cuts) Reason:- to maintain trees in a safe condition Replacement trees for T2 & T3: Liquid Amber and one Sorbus Replacement for T1: Prunus Sargentii

  Granted Trees 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Upper Field House, The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PB

  21/00036/TC Submitted 22 Feb 2021 50 yards away

  Description: Pear tree to reduce height by half (current height 7.5m)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Drayson House, 2 The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3PB

  PA/2025/2001 Submitted 23 Oct 2025 50 yards away

  Application for modification of Section 106 Agreement to 90/00476/AS to allow for the removal of occupancy restrictions; retaining the restriction preventing sale of the annexe separately from the property

  Withdrawn Conditions 4 docs

• Upper Field House, The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PB

  21/01220/AS Submitted 1 Jul 2021 50 yards away

  Re-design of approved & partially constructed detached double garage with attic above (revision to garage approved under 16/01604/AS)

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• Woodchurch Players at, Woodchurch Memorial Hall, The Green, Woodchurch, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3PF

  21/01274/AS Submitted 9 Jul 2021 150 yards away

  Lawful development certificate - proposed - removal of step and erection of ramp

  Withdrawn Lawful development 7 docs

• Land north of 14 and 15, Kirkwood Avenue, Woodchurch

  21/00474/AS Submitted 11 Mar 2021 150 yards away

  Erection of 4 x 2 bedroom and 3 x 3 bedroom bungalows and the provision of new public amenity space, together with associated access, parking and landscaping

  Refused Full applications 58 docs

• OTH/2026/1334 Granted

  69 Shirkoak Park, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3RR

  T1 - Oak - crown reduction by a max of 2.5 metres , height after reduction 12 metres lateral spread 6.5 metres. Crown lift branches that are touching roof to give 1.5 metre clearance Reason for works excessive shading and branches on roof of property.

  Received 28 Jul, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Trees
• OTH/2026/1092 Granted

  Eastwell Manor Hotel, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HR

  T86- Sycamore - adjacent to walled garden on its north-eastern side (i) remove stubs in lower crown (ii) Raise crown to give 0.5m vertical clearance from masonry of walled garden T4 - Cypress - North of manor, adjacent to carpark southern end of the group, viewed westward (i) Remove deadwood trees (including tree clad in ivy) and other partly uprooted of almost dead juvenile Cypresses, allowing the remainder to grow T15 Beech x 2 and a third Beech T16, the last of the row. The view Southward with the hotel carpark beyond (ii) Raise crowns to height 4-5m, removing branches to up to 10cm diameter, removing stubs from previous (relatively indecisive) prunings T26 Limes x 6 T27 Limes x 5 T28 Limes x5 (i) remove stubs and deadwood from lower crowns T38 Holly x 2, Ash x 2 - viewed Northeastward (i) remove deadwood (ii) Remove recovery growth from lower crown T40 Ash (i) Reduce height by about 8m (see arrow) Round the residual crown, also having the effect of reducing the weight of the crown on the southern and eastern sides of the tree T41 Oak, West of hotel, the view Eastward (i) Raise crown over shelter to give 2m vertical clearance, removing stubs (some long and up to 20cm diameter) and remove branches up to 10cm diameter (ii) Prune descending branches to give 4-5m headroom over paving and ornamental bed (iii) Remove large diameter deadwood T151 - Multi stem grey willow, no number, 6m south of Turkish hazel opposite the northern corner of the frontage of the hotel (i) Fell the two main stems leaning over the carpark to the front of the hotel T24 x 3 Horse Chestnut (i) Thin lower crowns to be consistent in density with upper crowns, removing stubs (some long) (ii) Raise crowns to height 4-5m (TREES OUTSIDE OF TPO AREA (NO APPLICATION REQD T153 and T154 Leyland Cypresses (i) Fell both trees - These trees have outgrown their situation and contribute to the dereliction of the building close by. Their loss would have little visual impact owing to the surrounding screen of cypresses and would enable the reinstatement of the garden and avoid the further deterioration of the building. T66 and T67 Prunus, eastern side of petanc area, viewed southward (i) Fell and grind stumps - due to trees being dead/dying.) Re-planting will be like for like.

  Received 19 Jun, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Trees
• NOT/2026/1664 Granted

  Folly Lodge, 105 The Street, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0NB

  5 day notification - Fell One Cherry Tree (Prunus sp.)

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• NOT/2026/1325 Granted

  Wakeley House, 71 High Street, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0LS

  T1 - Multi-stemmed Ash- Fell to ground (dead specimen)

  Received 24 Jul, published by the council 19 Aug 2026 Trees
• OTH/2026/1319 Granted

  May Cross, Stone Cross Road, Bilsington, Ashford, TN26 2PJ

  T1:- Oak Tree - Reduce crown all over to 5.5m West radius ; 6m to South radius; 6m to East radius; 5m to North radius. Reason: Maintain crown in compact form and remove minor safety issues.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 4 Aug 2026 Trees