Planning application
Beggars Roost, Woolpack Hill, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6RR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Horse Chestnut - to be felled to ground level Reason for works - due to infection by honey fungus
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0844
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/0844
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 7 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 22 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bircholt
- Parish
- Brabourne
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN25 6RR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2026
Received by Ashford
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1 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 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
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 22 July 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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