22-26 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QE

1. 17 Apr 2023

   Received by Ashford

2. 20 Apr 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 25 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: No Objection

4. 29 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Ashford granted permission on 25 April 2023, 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.

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.

• 28 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QE

  20/00305/TC Submitted 14 Dec 2020 50 yards away

  Description: To fell Cherry tree & replant a replacement tree nearby.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 40 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QE

  21/00165/TC Submitted 9 Aug 2021 50 yards away

  Description: T1 Fir tree - Remove plus stumping. It grows rapidly every year and now is too big for the garden and the spread is beginning to kill the beech hedge.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Garden Cottage, 40A Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QE

  20/00103/TC Submitted 27 May 2020 50 yards away

  Description: T1 Ash tree - fell. T2 Walnut tree - reduce height 2m leaving finished height 8m. Reduce spread all orientations by 2m. Thin centre by 15%.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 50, Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QE

  NOT/2024/2066 Submitted 6 Nov 2024 50 yards away

  T1 - Cypress - Fell. Excessive shading in garden and neighbour's garden.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Woodesden, 22-26 Front Road, Woodchurch, Ashford, TN26 3QE

  20/00263/TC Submitted 3 Nov 2020 50 yards away

  Description: T1 - Corkscrew Willow - Located in front fgarden, pollard to 6m.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 48 Front Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QE

  PA/2025/2319 Submitted 15 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Installation of a single air source heat pump on the rear/side elevation of the dwelling house

  Granted Lawful development 6 docs
  Domestic

• NOT/2026/1508 Granted

  Friends Meeting House, Albert Road, Ashford, TN24 8NY

  T2 Magnolia & T3 Holly - Maximum 3 metres reduction to both trees laterally along rear side boundary.

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Trees
• NOT/2026/1791 Awaiting decision

  Gardeners Lodge, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8BX

  T1 - Holly - to fell.

  Received 5 Oct, published by the council 11 Oct 2026 Trees
• NOT/2026/0860 Granted

  47, Sussex Avenue, Ashford, TN24 8ND

  T1,2 & 4 - Ash Trees - Crown reduction by 2-3 metres in height and 2 metres around the sides. T3 - Ash - to fell - growing into fence and restricted by other trees.

  Received 11 May, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Trees
• OTH/2026/1421 Granted

  Swinford Cottage, The Street, Westwell, Ashford, TN25 4JX

  T1 - Beech - Reduce Lateral spread South West side on one stem to clear BT cables by a max of 3.5 metres. Reduce lateral spread North West side of tree on one main branch by a max of 5 metres. Reduce lateral spread on East/South East side by 5 metres on one branch. Reason for works to clear BT lines over weighted branch over neighbours garden, as well as excessive shading, over weighted branch over drive.

  Received 6 Aug, published by the council 16 Aug 2026 Trees
• NOT/2026/1454 Granted

  7, Canterbury Road, Ashford, TN24 8LE

  T1 - Portuguese Laurel - To pollard tree from 6 metres to 2.2 metres to allow the tree to regrow so that it is more manageable for the client in the future.

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 29 Aug 2026 Trees