Planning application
OTH/2026/0844
Beggars Roost, Woolpack Hill, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6RR
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
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
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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OTH/2026/0474 Granted
3 The Chestnuts, Smeeth, Ashford, TN25 6SU
T1 - Ash - 3 metre crown reduction from 8m to 5m. T2 - Ash - Fell due to leaning over road. T3 - Lime - Pollard back to previous cuts T4 - 4 x sycamore tree's - 3metre crown reduction from 15m to approx 11m. Reason for works - to allow more light into property. We propose to replace with a Field maple within 3 metres of the Ash stump.
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20/00204/TP Granted
34 Prospect Way, Brabourne, Ashford, TN25 6RL
Description: T1 Silver Birch, thin the crown to reduce overall crown by 1.5m all over, G1 x5 no Beech Trees reduce the overall height by up to 1.5m in height and 1m from the sides to maintain size & shape. T2 Silver Birch in the middle of the beech & mountail ash, remove to ground and stump grind ready to replace with a tree as agreed with the council. T3 Mountain Ash reduce overall crown by up to 1m. Reason for all work is general maintainance of trees.
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PA/2026/0514 Granted
17, Prospect Way, Brabourne, TN25 6RL
Proposed single-storey side and rear extension following the demolition of the existing extension.
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PA/2024/1845 Granted
29 Prospect Way, Brabourne, TN25 6RL
Proposed single storey side and front porch extension and extension of the existing conservatory to rear. Guarding to an existing flat roof to form a first floor balcony, part conversion and pitched roof over the existing garage.
Other trees applications
In Ashford
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NOT/2026/1150 Granted
38, Upper Bridge Street, Wye, TN25 5AN
T1 - Magnolia - Reduce height down by 2.5 meters and sides by 2 meters. T2 - Thuja - Reduce down by 3 meters and trim in sides by .5 meter and 1 meter on the north side to remove overhang into neighbours garden. T3 - False Acacia - Reduce down by 4 meters and laterals by 2 meters. Reason for works - All trees are being reduced to keep them managed for the space they occupy and to allow more light into the property and neighbouring property.
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NOT/2026/1136 Granted
116 High Street, Tenterden, TN30 6HT
T1 - Laurus nobilis - Bay Laurel - Whole crown reduction to 12ft (3.65m) high above ground level and shape. Tree has outgrown location and blocking light from neighbouring properties.
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OTH/2026/1137 Decided
Knoll Farm, Giggers Green Road, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7BY
T2 common ash, remove to ground level due to extensive and terminal ash die back disease infection, tree is within strike distance of a public footpath and electrical infrastructure.
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NOT/2026/0849 Granted
Gate Cottage, Old Ashford Road, Charing, TN27 0JG
T1 - Ash - Crown reduction of 4 metres Reason for works - to reduce the weight in the crown G1 - 3x Ash & 1x Sycamore - Fell to ground level Reason for works - Trees are in decline and for highway safety
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OTH/2026/1051 Granted
21, Kings Avenue, Ashford, TN23 1LU
T1 - Ash - Reduce tree to previous pruning points. Crown reduction by approximately 4m, leaving the tree at a completed height of 13m and spread 4m. Tree is causing over shadowing of multiple properties.