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15 Knockwood Road, Tenterden, TN30 7AP

Granted Ashford OTH/2025/1839 Tree Preservation Order - works related

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 - sweet chestnut - Prune overhanging limbs back to garden boundary line (Superseded specification -To cut any overhanging branches away from property by 2-3metres.)

As published by the council, reference OTH/2025/1839

Application record

Reference
OTH/2025/1839
Type
Tree Preservation Order - works related
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
3 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Oct 2025
Decided
17 Nov 2025
Ward
Tenterden North
Parish
Tenterden
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN30 7AP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Oct 2025

    Received by Ashford

  2. 17 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

Ashford granted permission on 17 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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    20/00288/TP Submitted 26 Nov 2020 50 yards away

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    21/00171/TP Submitted 13 Aug 2021 50 yards away

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