Planning application
Longacres Garden Centre, Cemetery Lane, Ashford, TN24 9JZ
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
- 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
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11 Feb 2025
Received by Ashford
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17 Feb 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 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.
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Open the documentsWhat 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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