Planning application
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T4 - Oak - cut 2 metres off branches over hanging property, back to boundary to reduce risk of damage to property.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0433
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/0433
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 5 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Biddenden
- Parish
- Biddenden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 8BX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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NOT/2026/1016 Granted
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BX
5 Day Notification - One for removal and one for a 5 metre reduction as discussed with Tree Officer TPO/19/00011 & TPO/22/00004 - thin crown and dieback
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OTH/2025/1744 Granted
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BX
Upgrade of existing PMT & LV overhead line
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Mar 2026
Received by Ashford
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6 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 4 June 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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Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BX
Upgrade of existing PMT & LV overhead line
Granted Other 3 docs -
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BX
Description: T45 Oak - Crown lift to approx 6m above ground level, T46 Oak - Remove 2 x lowest limbs (2m & 2.1m) & sucker growth. T47 Oak - Remove low limb @ 3.5m with lateral split. Remove pendulous limb to give a 6m lift above ground level. T48 Oak - Lift canopy, Trees numbered T45-T48 reason for works - access facilitation pruning to allow for installation of new mobile home units. ALL,, Reason for work - , Works Approved? - , Approved Date - Compliance Status & Date - ,
Granted Trees 11 docs -
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8BX
Description: T57 Pendunculate Oak - Remove bad pruning stubs - Reason - to prune stubs with correct 'target pruning' in line with BS3998 T58 Pendunculate Oak - Remove Tree - Reason - Significant split between primary stems at ground level - large beefsteak fungus located in cavity created by split - to avoid destructive potential of tree should it fail. Re-planting will be carried out if stipulated by LPA. T82 Pendunculate Oak - Remove Tree - Reason - Tree in irreversible decline with approx 15% live growth. Re-planting will be carried out if stipulated by LPA. Proposed Tree Works to be carried out as an exemption- T47, T48, T53, T54, T56, T57, T59, T60, T61, T80, T81, T83, T84, T85 & T86 - Removal of Deadwood, Stripping of Ivy
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BX
T11 - Oak - canopy reduction of 2 metres - Reason: as the canopy is sparse. T12 - Oak - canopy reduction of 2 metres - Reason: as the canopy is sparse T13 - Oak- remove 1 large split limb - Reason: leaning towards property and limb is split. All the above trees are covered by TPO/19/00011.
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Spill Land Caravan Park, Benenden Road, Biddenden, Ashford, TN27 8BX
5 Day Notification - One for removal and one for a 5 metre reduction as discussed with Tree Officer TPO/19/00011 & TPO/22/00004 - thin crown and dieback
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Woolpack Corner Farm, Woolpack Corner, Benenden Road, Biddenden, TN27 8BU
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