Planning application
Frogs Hill Cottage, Frogs Hill, Newenden, TN18 5PX
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 - Lime Tree - to be removed due to over producing epidemic growth and draining the soil of all goodness. This is affecting all the hedge nearby and cracking the soil (large crevices) it does not match the lime tree line. To be replaced with a healthy mature lime tree.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2024/2081
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2024/2081
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 7 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 13 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Rolvenden & Tenterden West
- Parish
- Newenden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN18 5PX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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OTH/2025/0208 Refused
Frogs Hill Cottage, Frogs Hill, Newenden, TN18 5PX
T1: Lime tree - Section dismantle to ground level due to low aesthetic value and condition of the tree. Replant with a new lime close to the trees location, allowing the avenue of limes to continue by putting a better specimen in place.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2024
Received by Ashford
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13 Nov 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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15 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Ashford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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