Planning application
Smallhythe Place, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7NG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1. Magnolia grandiflora - mature ornamental tree adjacent to Priests House. Butt and roots 10cm from building, posing potential damage to grade II listed building. Proposed to fell, remove and stump treat to prevent regrowth T2. Holly - adjacent to Magnolia, 2.5m from building, tree previously pollarded. Regrowth will require pollarding again
As published by the council, reference NOT/2025/2351
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2025/2351
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 27 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Rolvenden & Tenterden West
- Parish
- Tenterden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN30 7NG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Ashford
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27 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 27 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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