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Land rear of 1 and 2 Buckhurst Cottages sites 3 and 4, Ongley Lane, Biddenden

Granted Ashford NOT/2025/1984 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 to fell for safety reasons

As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/1984

Application record

Reference
NOT/2025/1984
Type
Trees subject to a TPO - Dead or Dangerous
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Oct 2025
Decided
28 Oct 2025
Ward
Beaver
Parish
Biddenden
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • PA/2025/1980 Refused

    Land rear of 1 and 2 Buckhurst Cottages sites 3 and 4, Ongley Lane, Biddenden

    Certificate of lawful development - Existing – Use of caravan for occasional overnight accommodation for recreational/leisure purposes and storing equipment associated with this.

    Decided 19 Jun 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Oct 2025

    Received by Ashford

  2. 28 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Ashford granted permission on 28 October 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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