Planning application
Homewood School And Sixth Form Centre, Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 -Oak - Remove all limbs back to the main trunk and leave the main trunk for wildlife (monolith) , due to the tree being in poor condition and within an area of the school.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2024/2143
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2024/2143
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 18 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 17 Jan 2025
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2025
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN30 6LT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2025/1736 Awaiting decision
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LT
Listed Building Consent for like for like window replacement.
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PA/2025/1694 Withdrawn
Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Ashford Road, Tenterden, TN30 6LT
Proposed like for like window replacement.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Nov 2024
Received by Ashford
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17 Jan 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Feb 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 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 26 February 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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