Planning application
The Barn, The Street, Chilham, CT4 8BX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Evergreen Conifer - to fell - height in excess of 4 metres. Located closely adjacent to brick wall. Tree is causing problems with the brick wall and to guttering of the property next door.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/0014
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/0014
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 6 Jan 2025
- Validated
- 6 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 5 Feb 2025
- Ward
- Downs North
- Parish
- Chilham;Chilham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT4 8BX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2025
Received by Ashford
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5 Feb 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 5 February 2025, 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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Granted Trees 6 docs -
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NOT/2026/1325 Granted
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OTH/2026/1319 Granted
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OTH/2026/1350 Granted
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NOT/2026/1643 Awaiting decision
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NOT/2026/1642 Awaiting decision
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