Planning application
Apsley House Eight Acres West Hougham CT15 7AY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Crown reduce by approximately 25 feet in height and by approximately 15 feet in lateral spread and crown lift to a height of 15 feet of one Horse Chestnut the subject of Tree Preservation Order No 2 of 1975.
As published by the council, reference 26/00443
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00443
- Type
- Works to Trees with a TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Consent
- Received
- 12 May 2026
- Validated
- 13 May 2026
- Decided
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Alkham And Capel-le-Ferne
- Parish
- HOUGHAM WITHOUT
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CT15 7AY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 May 2026
Received by Dover
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13 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Grant Consent
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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
- OFFICER'S REPORT
- TPO GRANTED
- HOUGHAM PARISH COUNCIL
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE PLAN
- TREE REPORT
- TREE IMAGE
- TREE IMAGE
- TREE IMAGE
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dover granted permission on 9 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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