Planning application
2 ARK COTTAGES, CANTERBURY ROAD, ETCHINGHILL, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8DE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to a tree in a conservation are comprising of Ash crown reduction of 5 metres in height and laterally.
As published by the council, reference 25/2085/FH/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2085/FH/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- No Objections
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- North Downs West
- Parish
- Lyminge
- Postcode
- CT18 8DE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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21 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No Objections
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 15 December 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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