Planning application
Tesco Stores Ltd, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 - Pyrus communis trees - cut back branches that are in close contact with the building by 2 metres to allow for new re-growth.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/2285
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/2285
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 10 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 10 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 13 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Tenterden South
- Parish
- Tenterden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN30 7LN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Dec 2025
Received by Ashford
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13 Jan 2026
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 13 January 2026, 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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