Planning application
Tenterden Recreation Ground, East Cross, Tenterden
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
5 Day DD - T1 Birch tree with large ganoderma at the base.
As published by the council, reference NOT/2026/1794
Application record
- Reference
- NOT/2026/1794
- Type
- Trees in a Conservation Area - Dead or Dangerous
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 2 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Tenterden South
- Parish
- Tenterden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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NOT/2026/1008 Granted
Tenterden Recreation Ground, East Cross, Tenterden
5 Day Tree Notification - Horse Chestnut in Tenterden recreation ground over high pedestrian area and lane. Tenterden conservation area. Previous stem removal and reductions. One further stem now completely dead. Two remaining with significant die back. Decay through centre of crown break. We would like to monolith to crown break. Hopefully leaving plenty of epicormic to keep it going.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2026
Received by Ashford
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8 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ashford took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Ashford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ashford decided tree works applications in a median of 46 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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NOT/2026/1791 Awaiting decision
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NOT/2026/0860 Granted
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OTH/2026/1421 Granted
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