Planning application
26/0115/FH
SNOWDROP WALK, SHORNCLIFFE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2UQ
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
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
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/1997/FH Refused
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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.
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26/0677/FH Granted
13 Castle Mews, Folkestone, CT20 2BU
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25/1966/FH/TCA Withdrawn
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26/0207/FH/TCA Granted
38A CASTLE HILL AVENUE, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2RE
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26/1152/FH/CON Awaiting decision
TCM House, Trinity Road, Folkestone, CT20 2RJ
Approval of details pursuant to condition 1 (acoustic mitigation) of planning permission 24/0675/FH/PA.
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26/0961/FH Awaiting decision
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26/0757/FH Granted
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26/1032/FH/TCA Granted
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Works to trees in a conservation area, comprising of T1 Magnolia crown reduction by 3 metres in height & 3 metres laterally. T2 Cherry, crown reduction by 2 height & 2 metres laterally. T3 Cherry, crown reduction by 3 metres in height & 3 metres laterally. T4 False Acacia cut down to 2.4 metre stump.
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26/0885/FH Granted
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Works to tree subject to TPO No. 07 of 2008 comprising of T1, Reduce large Pine by 2.5m in height and 2.5m off lateral limbs
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26/1193/FH/TCA Awaiting decision
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26/1187/FH/TCA Awaiting decision
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