Planning application
Memona Lodge, Millbank Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3JD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to TPO trees - As per Arboricultural Method Statement Report.
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/1288
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/1288
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 20 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Roman
- Parish
- Kingsnorth;Stanhope
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN23 3JD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jul 2026
Received by Ashford
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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 8 September 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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