Planning application
9, Wells Close, Tenterden, TN30 6QJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 & T2 Oaks. Crown lift over garden by 2 metres leaving finished height of 6-7m. Works due to excessive shade to garden and green house.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2025/1914
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2025/1914
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 2 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Tenterden North
- Parish
- Tenterden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN30 6QJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Oct 2025
Received by Ashford
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23 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Dec 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 2 December 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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