Planning application
3 Elmsway Ashford TW15 2SH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TPO156 - T12 Cedar - T1 Cedar, reduce overlong crown branches to leave a tree with a radial spread of no less than 5 metres
As published by the council, reference 26/00005/TPO
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00005/TPO
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant TPO Consent
- Received
- 5 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Ashford East
- Parish
- Ashford ED
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TW15 2SH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jan 2026
Received by Spelthorne
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12 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Grant TPO Consent
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Franks Forestry Contractors Ltd Agent, a construction firm registered in Harpenden
Active · incorporated 2026 · Harpenden
3 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- TPTPOZ - TPO DECISION
- DELEGATED REPORT UPDATED 24.6.20
- ACKTPO ACK LETTER FOR TPO
- APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED
- FEECALCULATION
- ATTACHMENTSUMMARY
- SCREENSHOT 2026-01-05 AT 11.16.47
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Spelthorne granted permission on 12 March 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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