Planning application
Claremont, The Street, Bethersden, TN26 3AD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Yew Tree - Remove to ground level - due to tree being dead
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/0475
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/0475
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Weald Central
- Parish
- Bethersden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 3AD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Ashford
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9 Apr 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 9 April 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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