Planning application
Bridge Cottage, Station Road, Hythe, CT21 5PW
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Works to trees subject to TPO No 05 of 1990 comprising rolling consent over a 15 year period on a 3 year basis to carry out the works. T1-3 Willow pollard to 10 metres, T4 Holly fell to ground level, T5 Sycamore pollard to 3.5 metres, and T6 Elm pollard to 3.5 metres.
As published by the council, reference 26/1302/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1302/FH
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Parish
- Hythe
- Postcode
- CT21 5PW
Comment by 2 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Folkestone and Hythe through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Folkestone and Hythe took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Folkestone and Hythe for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Folkestone and Hythe decided tree works applications in a median of 34 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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