Planning application
Foundry Lodge, Church Hill, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3EG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T2 - Oak - Sever Ivy and remove minor deadwood, T3 - Oak - Removal of major deadwood and T4 - Ash - Sever Ivy , to aid future annual inspections due to ash dieback.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/1052
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/1052
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Kingsnorth Village & Bridgefield
- Parish
- Kingsnorth
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN23 3EG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Ashford
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22 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Ashford granted permission on 17 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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