Planning application
SNOWDROP WALK, SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2UQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees the subject of TPO No. 1 of 1972, G1 Snowdrop Walk - Individual Prescriptions. Opposite No.6 reduce height of dead tree to 8 metres. Opposite No.8, Sycamore reduce height to 12 metres. Opposite No. 10-11 Group of Hollies, remove abundant deadwood at height 0-6 metres. Fell dead triple-stem at height of 2 metres. Snowdrop walk Collective Prescription, remove small dead trees and sever Ivy. Crown reduction to give 1.5 metres clearance from dwellings (Pine, Sycamore & Holm Oak) and TPO No 12 of 2006, T1 reduce deadwood & T 2 Sycamore reduce western limb to half height (10 metres).
As published by the council, reference 26/0115/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0115/FH
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 2UQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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25/1997/FH Refused
SNOWDROP WALK, SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2UQ
Works to trees subject of TPO No 01 of 1972 Snowdrop Walk collective prescription (unknown species) reduce crowns to give 1.5 metres horizontal clearance.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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29 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 16 March 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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