Planning application
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Upgrade of existing PMT & LV overhead line
As published by the council, reference OTH/2025/1744
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2025/1744
- Type
- Overhead Line Exemption
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Permitted
- Received
- 12 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Biddenden
- Parish
- Biddenden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8BX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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NOT/2026/1016 Granted
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BX
5 Day Notification - One for removal and one for a 5 metre reduction as discussed with Tree Officer TPO/19/00011 & TPO/22/00004 - thin crown and dieback
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OTH/2026/0433 Granted
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BX
T4 - Oak - cut 2 metres off branches over hanging property, back to boundary to reduce risk of damage to property.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Sep 2025
Received by Ashford
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28 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BX
Description: T45 Oak - Crown lift to approx 6m above ground level, T46 Oak - Remove 2 x lowest limbs (2m & 2.1m) & sucker growth. T47 Oak - Remove low limb @ 3.5m with lateral split. Remove pendulous limb to give a 6m lift above ground level. T48 Oak - Lift canopy, Trees numbered T45-T48 reason for works - access facilitation pruning to allow for installation of new mobile home units. ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Granted Trees 11 docs -
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BX
Description: T57 Pendunculate Oak - Remove bad pruning stubs - Reason - to prune stubs with correct 'target pruning' in line with BS3998 T58 Pendunculate Oak - Remove Tree - Reason - Significant split between primary stems at ground level - large beefsteak fungus located in cavity created by split - to avoid destructive potential of tree should it fail. Re-planting will be carried out if stipulated by LPA. T82 Pendunculate Oak - Remove Tree - Reason - Tree in irreversible decline with approx 15% live growth. Re-planting will be carried out if stipulated by LPA. Proposed Tree Works to be carried out as an exemption- T47, T48, T53, T54, T56, T57, T59, T60, T61, T80, T81, T83, T84, T85 & T86 - Removal of Deadwood, Stripping of Ivy
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BX
T11 - Oak - canopy reduction of 2 metres - Reason: as the canopy is sparse. T12 - Oak - canopy reduction of 2 metres - Reason: as the canopy is sparse T13 - Oak- remove 1 large split limb - Reason: leaning towards property and limb is split. All the above trees are covered by TPO/19/00011.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BX
5 Day Notification - One for removal and one for a 5 metre reduction as discussed with Tree Officer TPO/19/00011 & TPO/22/00004 - thin crown and dieback
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BX
T4 - Oak - cut 2 metres off branches over hanging property, back to boundary to reduce risk of damage to property.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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