Planning application
Smeeth Cottage, Church Road, Smeeth, TN25 6SA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lime Tree - 20m crown reduction , lowering to approximately 4 meters in height from ground level. Reason for works - Safety for pedestrians, traffic and residents close by.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/1862
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/1862
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 7 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 11 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Bircholt
- Parish
- Smeeth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 6SA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Oct 2025
Received by Ashford
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13 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 11 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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