Planning application
3 Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Description: RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION Oak Tree - Remove Epicormic growth to approx 5m. Crown lift 2 to 3m. Crown reduction 1.5 to 2.5m
As published by the council, reference 21/00137/TP
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00137/TP
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 5 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2021
- Ward
- Godinton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN23 3PQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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22/00215/AS Refused
3 Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PQ
Garage conversion; Erection of new double garage.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jul 2021
Received by Ashford
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8 Jul 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Oct 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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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