Planning application
OLD SCHOOL COTTAGE, SANDGATE HILL, SANDGATE, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3BB
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 comprising of T1 Sycamore fell to ground level. T2 Eucalyptus fell to ground level. T3 Holly reduction by 2 metres vertically and 1.5 metres laterally.
As published by the council, reference 25/2282/FH/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 25/2282/FH/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Sandgate & West Folkestone
- Parish
- Sandgate
- Postcode
- CT20 3BB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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19 Jan 2026
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 19 January 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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