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Longacres Garden Centre, Cemetery Lane, Ashford, TN24 9JZ

Granted Ashford NOT/2025/0242 Trees subject to a TPO - Dead or Dangerous

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

5 Day Notification - Work being carried out at Longacres Garden Centre this week , these trees are in a TPO area however one is a broken branch and the other is a tree which is leaning onto another tree from wind damage.

As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/0242

Application record

Reference
NOT/2025/0242
Type
Trees subject to a TPO - Dead or Dangerous
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
11 Feb 2025
Validated
11 Feb 2025
Decided
17 Feb 2025
Ward
Bockhanger
Parish
Kennington
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN24 9JZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Feb 2025

    Received by Ashford

  2. 17 Feb 2025

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ashford granted permission on 17 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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