Planning application
Barnshill Cottage, 5-6 Thornden Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4PR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Ash - Section and dismantle to ground level due to having severe ash dieback and was only baring a small amount of leaves in mid August and being sheltered by the large ash trees on the field boundary.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/1836
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/1836
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 3 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 3 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 7 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Rolvenden & Tenterden West
- Parish
- Rolvenden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN17 4PR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2026/0261 Granted
Barnshill Cottage, 5-6 Thornden Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4PR
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of the main house rear elevation door, to include the raising of the door head height and roof alterations.
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PA/2026/0203 Granted
Barnshill Cottage, 5-6 Thornden Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4PR
Proposed single-storey extension and conversion of the existing garage following the removal of two outbuildings, plus the replacement of the main house rear elevation door, to include the raising of the door head height and roof alterations.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Oct 2025
Received by Ashford
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7 Nov 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 7 November 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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Barnshill Cottage, 5-6 Thornden Lane, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4PR
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of the main house rear elevation door, to include the raising of the door head height and roof alterations.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Roofing 9 docs -
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Proposed single-storey extension and conversion of the existing garage following the removal of two outbuildings, plus the replacement of the main house rear elevation door, to include the raising of the door head height and roof alterations.
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NOT/2026/0860 Granted
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OTH/2026/1421 Granted
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