Planning application
The Old Bakery House, The Street, Mersham, TN25 6NA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Ash tree - Branches to be taken back by around 2 meters, as they are near to touching the property which is a grade 2 listed building property.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2023/0668
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2023/0668
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 4 Apr 2023
- Validated
- 5 Apr 2023
- Decided
- 10 May 2023
- Ward
- Mersham, Sevington South with Finberry
- Parish
- Mersham
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 6NA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Apr 2023
Received by Ashford
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5 Apr 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 May 2023
Decision issued: No Objection
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 10 May 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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