Planning application
ST MARTINS FIELD, ASHFORD ROAD, NEW ROMNEY
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 Common Lime, prune to previous heights, 6 metres vertially and 3 metres laterally. T2 English Elm prune by 2 metres back to previous points, 8 metres above ground level. T4 Sycamore, raise canopy to 6 metres above ground level, by removing the north facing branch arising at height 3 metres above ground level, the west facing branch arising at height four metres above ground level, along with reducing the length of all remaining west facing lateral branches by a maximum of three metres in length.
As published by the council, reference 26/0016/FH/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0016/FH/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- No Objections
- Received
- 6 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 14 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- New Romney
- Parish
- New Romney
Site history
Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/1356/FH/TCA Awaiting decision
St Martins Field, Ashford Road, New Romney
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 Horse Chestnut crown reduction by a maximum of 3 metres laterally.
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26/0063/FH Granted
ST MARTINS FIELD, ASHFORD ROAD, NEW ROMNEY
Works to tree subject to TPO No 22 of 2008 comprising of T1 Lime Tree to remove all regenerating growth back to the parent east facing stem, which will involve removing approximately 1.5 metres of lateral growth.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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14 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Feb 2026
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 12 February 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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