Planning application
Bybrook House, The Undercliff, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3AT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Works to trees subject to TPO No 3 of 1973 comprising of T4 Sycamore vertical reduction of 6 metres.
As published by the council, reference 26/0675/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0675/FH
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Decided
- 5 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Sandgate & West Folkestone
- Parish
- Sandgate
- Postcode
- CT20 3AT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/0683/FH/TCA Granted
Bybrook House, The Undercliff, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3AT
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 Blue Cedar reduction of 2.5 metres vertically and 2 metres laterally. T2 Griselinia reduction of 3.5 metres vertically. T3 Cypress reduction by 3 metres vertically. T5 Weeping Larch reduction laterally by 1.5 metres.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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5 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Jun 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
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 5 June 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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Bybrook House, The Undercliff, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3AT
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 Blue Cedar reduction of 2.5 metres vertically and 2 metres laterally. T2 Griselinia reduction of 3.5 metres vertically. T3 Cypress reduction by 3 metres vertically. T5 Weeping Larch reduction laterally by 1.5 metres.
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26/1371/FH Granted
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26/1272/FH Granted
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Works to trees subject to TPO No 18 of 2007 comprising of T1 Sycamore crown reduction of approximately 1.5-2 metres vertically and 1.5-2 metres laterally.
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26/1592/FH/DD Withdrawn
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