Planning application
Centre Of Pond 24m From Cloth Hall Cottage, Water Lane 22m From Water Lane, Water Lane, Smarden, TN27 8QB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Oak Tree - To fell & remove. Trees root system has failed, causing tree to dangerously lean out over the pond of the site listed on application.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2023/0332
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2023/0332
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 21 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 27 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Weald North
- Parish
- Smarden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8QB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Feb 2023
Received by Ashford
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2 Mar 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Mar 2023
Decision issued: No Objection
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 27 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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