Planning application
Holy Trinity Church, Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ
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 & T2 Sycamore, lateral reduction of 2 metres back from building.
As published by the council, reference 26/0438/FH/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0438/FH/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 20 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 2HQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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22 Apr 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 22 April 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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