Planning application
Land adjacent to 73a, Kennington Road, Willesborough
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Poplar - Pollard tree back to previous cuts, max of 7m reduction Reason for works - to maintain a safe height, excessive shading to near by properties.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0977
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/0977
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Willesborough
- Parish
- Willesborough
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2026/1190 Withdrawn
Land adjacent to 73a, Kennington Road, Willesborough
T2 . Carry out crown reduction to Oak tree, height to be reduced by a max of 3 mtrs lateral spread by 2 mtrs. Reason for works to maintain a safe height, excessive shading to near by properties .
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NOT/2025/1748 Granted
Land adjacent to 73a, Kennington Road, Willesborough
Removal of dead tree under a 5 day notice
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Ashford
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12 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 20 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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