Planning application
7, Queen Street, Ashford, TN23 1RF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Sycamore - to fell - Tree has become much to large for the small garden, impacting on the fences and neighbouring building. Tree has codominant stems at the base, which have a long length of bark inclusion. This would probably lead to the them failing in the future.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/2120
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/2120
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 17 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 17 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 16 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Victoria
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN23 1RF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Nov 2025
Received by Ashford
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16 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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13 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 16 December 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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