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Woodchurch Church Of England Primary School, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QJ

Granted Ashford OTH/2025/2297 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 - Maple - to be removed to ground level and tree stumps managed. Maple approx 2 years old. T2 - Ash - to be removed to ground level and tree stumps managed. Ash approx 2 years old. Reason for works - subsidence issues

As published by the council, reference OTH/2025/2297

Application record

Reference
OTH/2025/2297
Type
Tree Preservation Order - works related
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Received
11 Dec 2025
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Decided
25 Mar 2026
Ward
Weald South
Parish
Woodchurch
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
TN26 3QJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Ashford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • PA/2025/1628 Granted

    Woodchurch Church Of England Primary School, Bethersden Road, Woodchurch, TN26 3QJ

    Installation of sensory trail and walkway, refurbishment of EYFS playground area including artificial grass. Replacement of covered walkway.

    Decided 4 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Dec 2025

    Received by Ashford

  2. 4 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  4. 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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What this grant of permission means

Ashford granted permission on 25 March 2026, 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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