Planning application
4 Ocean Heights, Hospital Hill, Hythe, CT21 5FB
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 16 of 2012 comprising of T1 Ash fell to ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/1360/FH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/1360/FH
- Type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Hythe
- Parish
- Hythe
- Postcode
- CT21 5FB
Comment by 11 September 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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18 Aug 2026
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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20 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 15 October 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
9 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
The process from here
This application is with Folkestone and Hythe for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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26/1419/FH Awaiting decision
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26/1404/FH Awaiting decision
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26/1385/FH Awaiting decision
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Works to trees subject to TPO No 10 of 2018 comprising of T1 Sycamore fell to ground level.
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26/1381/FH/TCA Awaiting decision
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26/1371/FH Awaiting decision
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Works to trees subject to TPO No 16 of 2016 comprising of T1 English Oak partial crown reduction of a maximum of 1.5 metres vertically and 4 metres laterally.