Planning application
19, Lancaster Close, Hamstreet, TN26 2JG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Oak tree in rear garden - Crown raise canopy to 6m, utilising pruning cuts not exceeding 75mm diameter wherever possible. Dead wood removal from crown, and light thinning. Reduction of large lower limb on west side of crown to a suitable nodal growth point.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2023/0794
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2023/0794
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 24 Apr 2023
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2023
- Decided
- 17 May 2023
- Ward
- Weald South
- Parish
- Orlestone
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN26 2JG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2023
Received by Ashford
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28 Apr 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 May 2023
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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22 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 17 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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