Planning application
Abbottsfield, Lees Road, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6RN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Description: Beech (T001) - Fell and remove tree as it does not merit retention due to it being in poor structural condition and will be misplaced within a formal redevelopment of the site. Replace with more suitable and aesthetically pleasing specimen tree. Suggested replacement (one of the following) : Field Maple (Acer campestre), Birch (Betula pendula), Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), Oak (Quercus robur) or varieties of the above.
As published by the council, reference 21/00056/TP
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00056/TP
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 18 Mar 2021
- Validated
- 18 Mar 2021
- Ward
- Bircholt
- Parish
- Brabourne
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 6RN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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20/00639/AM01/AS Granted
Abbottsfield, Lees Road, Brabourne, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6RN
Non material amendment to planning permission 20/00639/AS (Erection of a pair of dwellings and associated garages and erection of a new garage to serve Abbottsfield, and alterations to the access onto Lees Road, following demolition of existing garage) to alter access road layout, garage positions and door design to garage for plot 1
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Mar 2021
Received by Ashford
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2 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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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