Planning application
1 NEW INN COTTAGES, HIGH STREET, ELHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 6TD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees in a Conservation Area T1 Acer Pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) crown reduce by the selective removal of 3.5 - 4 metres from the branch tips, radial spread to be reduced from 7m to 5m and height from 16m to 12m.
As published by the council, reference 25/1955/FH/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1955/FH/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 21 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 18 Nov 2025
- Ward
- North Downs East
- Parish
- Elham
- Postcode
- CT4 6TD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Oct 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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18 Nov 2025
Decision issued: No Objections
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 18 November 2025, 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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