Planning application
265, Hythe Road, Willesborough, Ashford, TN24 0QB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1, T2, T3, T4 and T5 - 5 birch trees require reducing to previous cuts 3 metre height by 2 metre lateral, to keep at a safe maintained size near the road and bus stop.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2025/2320
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2025/2320
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Willesborough
- Parish
- Willesborough
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN24 0QB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by Ashford
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29 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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13 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 23 January 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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