Planning application
139 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5DP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Description: Morus nigra - black mulberry: Reduce tree back to previous points, removing 2 metres from the branch tips. Height reduce from 8m to 6m and rail spread from 5m to 3.5m
As published by the council, reference 21/00222/TC
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00222/TC
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 8 Oct 2021
- Validated
- 8 Oct 2021
- Ward
- Wye with Hinxhill
- Parish
- Wye with Hinxhill
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 5DP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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19/00240/TC Granted
139 Bridge Street, Wye, Ashford, Kent, TN25 5DP
Description: T1 Morus Nigra (black mulberry) - to crown reduce back to previous points
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Oct 2021
Received by Ashford
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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