Planning application
Meadow Rise, Tile Lodge Road, Charing, TN27 0BA
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T20 - Monterey Pine - crown removal leaving approximately 10ft bare trunk Reason for works - to mitigate the risk of tree becoming dangerous post a branch having fallen leaving a split
As published by the council, reference OTH/2026/1484
Application record
- Reference
- OTH/2026/1484
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order - works related
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Upper Weald
- Parish
- Charing
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN27 0BA
Comment by 12 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Ashford through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Ashford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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OTH/2025/2293 Granted
Meadow Rise, Tile Lodge Road, Charing, TN27 0BA
T1-Ash - Reduce the lateral branches back by 2-2.5m. Reason -This tree has a rough lateral branch to trunk length of 6m and overhangs the neighbouring property. By making these smaller diameter cuts, this would reduce the branch weight over the property while bringing the tree into better overall balance. The opposite side of the tree grows over a dark drive entrance, so the tree has searched for light over the property.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Ashford
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Ashford took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Ashford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Ashford decided tree works applications in a median of 41 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Hylands, Tile Lodge Road, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0BA
5no Scotts Pine - T1, T2, T3, T4 & T5 - Section fell to ground level – 2 trees have already failed. Reason for works: The trees are unbalanced with all the limb weight over the house causing concern about safety especially during high winds. Re-planting with Laurel that will be managed .
Refused Trees 7 docs -
Meadow Rise, Tile Lodge Road, Charing, TN27 0BA
T1-Ash - Reduce the lateral branches back by 2-2.5m. Reason -This tree has a rough lateral branch to trunk length of 6m and overhangs the neighbouring property. By making these smaller diameter cuts, this would reduce the branch weight over the property while bringing the tree into better overall balance. The opposite side of the tree grows over a dark drive entrance, so the tree has searched for light over the property.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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96% historically approved · decision due ~29 Sep
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