Planning application
172 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Description: Remove 4x cedar trees at the front of the house due to excessive height. A holm oak hedge row is well established underneath to replace the cedars we wish to remove.
As published by the council, reference 21/00140/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00140/TC
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 12 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 12 Jul 2021
- Ward
- Kennington
- Parish
- Kennington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN24 9AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jul 2021
Received by Ashford
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2 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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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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170 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AE
Description: Revised specification - notes and revisions in red. TA & B - Acacia & Beech, to fell due to close proximity to home and power cables, TC - Beech, height reduction by 5m, reduce by 2m maximum. (works not arboriculturally necessary and it may be better to leave the tree to grow naturally) TD - Alder, height reduction by 5m, omit from schedule as tree is healthy and not posing a risk TE - Hazel, height reduction by 5m, TF - Leylandii, to fell as blocking light to neighbours property, TG - Cypress height reduction of 3m, TH,I & J - Maple & 2x Cypress, height reduction by 16m - restricting neighbour properties light The reduction of the cypress will effectively kill it and accordingly the specification allows for complete removal if desired. (Maple could be left to grow as a specimen tree.) TK x10 Leylandii, height reduction by 16m - restricting neighbour properties light, , The reduction of the Leylandii 2m will effectively kill it and accordingly the specification allows for complete removal if desired. TL - Apple, reduce height by 2m & reshape by 0.5m overall, TM - Leylandii, reduce height by 3m & reshape by 0.5m overall, (this tree may be left to grow on naturally) TN - x2 Sycamore, reduce by 3m as overhanging highway, TO - x3 Beech, reduce by 3m as overhanging highway
Granted Trees 9 docs -
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Description: T1: 4 conifers and one holly tree: Fell to the ground to make room for native hedging to be planted as a replacement. T2: Overhanging branches of the white beech tree: Remove single lowest branch, reduce overhanging branch on willow by 6m back to good growth point. T3: Pair of conifers: Remove to ground in order to continue along with native hedging, to be planted.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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Granted Trees 2 docs -
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Description: T1 Monterey Cypruss - reduce overhanging branches on driveway by 1m; T2-T8 Leylandi - fell to ground level and re-plant with hedging.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
174 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AE
Description: Proposal: Crown lift limbs <100mm diameter to 4 metres; Prune back limbs close to conifer by 2m ensuring that they are cut to suitable growth points. (Superseded specification - T1 Silver Birch - to reduce height by up to 3m and the lateral branches by 1-1.5m to crown balance, remove dead branches throughout the canopy.)
Granted Trees 4 docs -
174 Faversham Road, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9AE
Description: T1 Willow - to re pollard back to previous pollard points.
Granted Trees 5 docs
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