Planning application
HIGHGATE HOUSE, RADNOR CLIFF CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2JG
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Works to tree subject of TPO No 18 of 2000 T1 Holm Oak fell to ground level.
As published by the council, reference 25/1957/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 25/1957/FH
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 11 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 9 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Sandgate & West Folkestone
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 2JG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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11 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Folkestone and Hythe refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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