Planning application
Gorse Farm, Pook Lane, Biddenden, TN27 8JJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Oak- Crown raised by 2 metres and then removing the 3 dead stems on the second canopy (50-60mm diameter) and reducing the wider spreading lower canopy limbs back to behind the ditch line.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2025/2090
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2025/2090
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 10 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 10 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Biddenden
- Parish
- Biddenden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8JJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Nov 2025
Received by Ashford
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18 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
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 18 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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