Planning application
Tamarisk, Church Lane, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1EL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1-Ash - Crown reduction to previous reduction points, removing 3.5 to 4 meters. The tree is outgrowing its environment and growing onto the wall and causing excessive shedding in the garden, and unions from previous reductions are showing weakness.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/2181
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/2181
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 24 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 24 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Upper Weald
- Parish
- Hothfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 1EL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Nov 2025
Received by Ashford
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19 Dec 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 19 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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