Planning application
25, Chart Road, Ashford, TN23 3HT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1. Ash - Remove tree - Reason, rotting and hollow at the bottom, plus close to railway line. T2. Silver Birch - Remove tree - Reason - hollow in the middle with a danger of falling down. To be replaced with apple trees. More Fruit trees will also be planted in the area. Group3. Row of Sycamores - Crown lift by approx 4m - Reason - Trees are overhanging the track and overhanging nearby properties, this will provide sufficient clearance from properties.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2024/2097
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2024/2097
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 11 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 2 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 27 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Victoria
- Parish
- Central Ashford
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN23 3HT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Nov 2024
Received by Ashford
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2 Dec 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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27 Jan 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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15 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 27 January 2025, 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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