Planning application
40, The Moat, Charing, TN27 0JH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T8 - Horse Chestnut - Crown reduction - Requested works: Reduce the canopy by approximately 6m as part of a re-pollard, cutting back to the previous pollard knuckles. Works to be carried out as part of a routine pollard cycle. Height: 17m Spread: 15m Trunk diameter at 1m above ground level: 3.4m
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/0982
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/0982
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Charing
- Parish
- Charing
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 0JH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jun 2026
Received by Ashford
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8 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 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
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 23 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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