Planning application
Wye Telephone Exchange, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5AN
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 (Beech tree at the rear of the property) - Reduce laterals by 1-2m to provide 1-2m clearance from the building T2 (Tree growing through hedge on boundary with The Limes) - Reduce in height to approx. 2m to match height of hedge G1 - (Overgrown Beech at front of the property) - Reduce in height by approx. 50% to 2m and reduce faces flush to boundary wall to re-establish as a hedge
As published by the council, reference OTH/2023/0154
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2023/0154
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 26 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Wye with Hinxhill
- Parish
- Wye with Hinxhill
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 5AN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2023
Received by Ashford
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27 Jan 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Mar 2023
Decision issued: No Objection
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2 Oct 2026
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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 2 March 2023, 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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