Planning application
Flat 1a, 55 Earls Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2HA
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 Pear fell to ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/1252/FH/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1252/FH/TCA
- Type
- Works to Trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objections
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Postcode
- CT20 2HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Sep 2026
Decision issued: No Objections
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 2 September 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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