Planning application
BURLINGTON HOTEL, 3-5 EARLS AVENUE, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2HR
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 Holly and T2 Goat Willow fell to ground level. T3 Arbutus reduce by 4 metres vertically. T4 Elder reduce by 2.5 metres vertically.
As published by the council, reference 26/0444/FH/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0444/FH/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- No Objections
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 1 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 1 May 2026
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 2HR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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1 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 May 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 1 May 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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