Planning application
Tesco Stores Ltd, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T10 & T11 - Cypress trees - dead and fell to ground level to replace. T121 & T122 - Downey Birch Trees - fell to ground level due to a number of issues - to be replaced. T123 - Salix spp. (Willow species) - Crown lift to 3 metres due to; Low branches, minor dead wood and narrow forks with included bark. T124 - Betula pendula (Silver Birch) - Crown lift to 3 metres due to: Ivy or climbing plants on main stem T-125 - Willow species -pollard to previous pollarding points and coppice stems - Current height 7m after works 5m. T153 - Himalayan Birch - dead -fell to 50mm above ground level to be replaced. T152- common Lime - crown lift to 3m, remove broken limb and cut back branches encroaching property by 2m. T153 - Himalayan Birch - fell dead tree to be replaced. T154 - Downy Birch - fell dead tree to be replaced. T155 - Silver Birch - cutting back from street furniture current crown diameter 9m, crown reduce by 2m. New crown diameter 7m overall spread.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2025/0225
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2025/0225
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 7 Feb 2025
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2025
- Decided
- 15 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Tenterden South
- Parish
- Tenterden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN30 7LN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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NOT/2025/2285 Granted
Tesco Stores Ltd, Smallhythe Road, Tenterden, TN30 7LN
G1 - Pyrus communis trees - cut back branches that are in close contact with the building by 2 metres to allow for new re-growth.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Feb 2025
Received by Ashford
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3 Mar 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Apr 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
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 15 April 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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