Planning application
Forstal Cottage, Ram Lane, Little Chart, TN27 0PU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1- Leylandii / Lawson type reduced to height of 2.8m, with a view to counter the encroachment upon Silver Fir (T2) and prevent dieback, and retain screening from adjacent cricket pitch
As published by the council, reference OTH/2023/0770
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2023/0770
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 20 Apr 2023
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2023
- Decided
- 9 Jun 2023
- Ward
- Upper Weald
- Parish
- Little Chart
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 0PU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2024/2089 Granted
Forstal Cottage, Ram Lane, Little Chart, TN27 0PU
Listed Building Consent for proposed replacement windows to South West Elevation.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2023
Received by Ashford
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28 Apr 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jun 2023
Decision issued: No Objection
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11 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 9 June 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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Granted Trees 5 docs -
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