Planning application
21/00039/TC
Cumberland House, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Proposal
Description: Beech Tree - Crown reduction by 2 metres, also to crown thin by 10-15% and remove dead wood.
As published by the council, reference 21/00039/TC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Feb 2021
Received by Ashford
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1 Mar 2021
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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NOT/2026/0553 Granted
Cumberland Bungalow, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
T1 - Beech - Crown reduction by 2.5m from 7.5m to 5m and a reduction of spread by 2m from 6m to 4m to provide sufficient clearance for extension to the property. T2 - Sycamore - Crown reduction by 6m to reduce height from 8m to 2m to maintain size and spread. T3 -Holly - Crown reduction by 2m. Height from 5m to 3m and reduction of spread by 2m from 4m to 2m (EXEMPT as not a tree - G4 -Shrub - Viburnum Tinus - Completely remove the overgrown multi-stemmed topiary shrub is close proximity to the front of the property)
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OTH/2026/1129 Granted
Gardeners Lodge, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Non-material amendment to planning permission PA/2025/1586 (single-storey rear extension, including roof extension, changes to fenestration on the existing roof and a new sliding entrance gate) to allow changes to the depth of the single-storey rear extension.
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20/00012/TC Granted
Cumberland House, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Description: To fell cherry tree and to replant with either Acer or Rowan Mountain Ash tree with approx height of 6 metres, to be planted in the same position.
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21/00645/CONA/AS Granted
Cumberland Cottage, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX
Discharge of condition 4
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PA/2026/0960 Awaiting decision
Tudor Lodge Gift Shop, The Square, Chilham, CT4 8BY
Proposed change of use from commercial to residential
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PA/2026/0966 Awaiting decision
Tudor Lodge Gift Shop, The Square, Chilham, CT4 8BY
Listed Building Consent for the change of use from commercial to residential, including internal alterations comprising the removal and construction of partition walls at ground and first floor levels, the removal and infilling of existing door openings, installation of new doorways, and extension of the first floor landing.
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.