Planning application
Singleton Oast - The Avenue of Limes next to the Play Area
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7 - Lime - Remove epicormic growth and crown lift to 4-5m, remove dead wood and prune away from BT pole/cable by 1-2m to give good clearance. T8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14 - Lime - Remove epicormic growth and crown lift to 4-5m, remove dead wood. Reasons for works - To allow natural light in under the trees, making the area a brighter and more inviting area to use, this will also help with reducing the amount of moss growth on the safety surface. The pruning away from BT poles and cables will remove any future claims for damage to BT assets. Work to be undertaken biennially for a period of ten years from the decision notice date. date.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2025/1779
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2025/1779
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 23 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 23 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 25 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Singleton East
- Parish
- Great Chart with Singleton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2025
Received by Ashford
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25 Nov 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
18 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 25 November 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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