Planning application
Nortons, The Street, Smarden, TN27 8NB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Wild service tree - proposal to reduce the crown by 2-3 metres over the whole crown to the profile suggested in the submitted photo using the previous reduction points, leaving a natural shaped crown profile. Two or three lower limbs will be shortened by a further 2-3 metres to alleviate the proximity to structures and improve the shape. This work will improve those aspects and the general health of the tree. The updated annotated photo defines the extent of the works. (Superseded spec - Wild service tree - proposal to reduce the crown by 2-3 metres over the whole crown to the profile suggested in the submitted photo, leaving a natural shaped crown profile. This work will improve those aspects and the general health of the tree.)
As published by the council, reference OTH/2023/0210
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2023/0210
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 2 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 7 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8NB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2023
Received by Ashford
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3 Feb 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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2 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 7 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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