Planning application
The Conningbrook Hotel, 315 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9QR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Horse chestnut - Crown reduction of height from 18m to 15m and width from 6m to 4m. Canopy of tree is growing over the boundary in to the neighbouring gardens, blocking light to the small gardens.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2025/1709
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2025/1709
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 15 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Kennington
- Parish
- Kennington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN24 9QR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PA/2023/0678 Granted
The Conningbrook Hotel, 315 Canterbury Road, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9QR
T66 Oak Tree - 5 metre pollard due to co-dominant stem failure. Decision: Approve with conditions
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2025
Received by Ashford
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 30 October 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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