Planning application
Langley House, The Street, Little Chart, TN27 0QA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Silver birch tree - 6 metre height reduction , reason for works are that the tree has become too large.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2024/1950
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2024/1950
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 21 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Upper Weald
- Parish
- Little Chart
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 0QA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2024
Received by Ashford
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24 Oct 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Dec 2024
Decision issued: No Objection
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16 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 3 December 2024, 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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