Planning application
Owley Farm, Acton Lane, Wittersham, TN30 7HL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
As part of the woodland management programme at Owley Farm a 10-year felling licence has been granted to undertake the following works: - Coppicing works in sub-cpt 1a, 1b, 10a, 9d, 2, 9a, 10d, 6h, 9e, 5b, 6g, 7, 6f, 6c, 6b, 5a, 10b, 10c, 6e and 3. - Thinning works in sub-cpt 1a, 9d, 4b, 9a, 10b TPO consent was granted for the first 7-years of the work, it ended in July 2022. Consent is now required up until the end of the 10-year felling licence to continue with the work; the felling licence is valid until March 2025.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2023/0290
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2023/0290
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 13 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 10 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Isle of Oxney
- Parish
- Wittersham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN30 7HL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2023
Received by Ashford
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16 Feb 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Approve
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28 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 10 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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