Planning application
5 Earlscliffe Mews, Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB
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. 10 of 2017 T1 Yew overall reduction by 2 metres.
As published by the council, reference 26/0681/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/0681/FH
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 2NB
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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26/0681/FH/TCA Granted
5 Earlscliffe Mews, Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB
Works to trees the subject of TPO No. 10 of 2017 T1 Yew overall reduction by 2 metres.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 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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10 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
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 10 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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