The Thorne, Forge Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AF
Approved
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Description: Fell and remove a cluster of five small Ash trees
- Received
- 26 September 2013
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- Ward
- Weald Central
- ReceivedReceived26 Sep
- ValidatedValidated26 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a tree application at The Thorne, Forge Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AF. Ashford has handled 816 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 26 September 2013 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 11 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Weald Central. We hold 1,825 applications in total for the TN26 postcode area.
99% of trees applications at Ashford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- TN26 3AF
- Application type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bethersden
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 September 2013
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-02909739
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202025 Sep
Erection of greenhouse and replacement fruit cage
ApprovedFull planning permission20/01314/AS - 20151 Jun
Description: Fell x1 self seeded cedar and x1 chequer tree dead and/or dangerousT1,Cedar, Reason for work…
ApprovedTrees15/00092/TC - 201311 Jun
Housing agricultural machinery and equipment - To facilitate further storage of agricultural machinery and…
ApprovedAgricultural Notification13/00650/AS - 20137 Jun
Removal of existing and erection of new partition walls to ground floor, erection of new partitions to 1st…
PendingListed building consent13/00633/AS - 20137 Jun
Insertion of 2 roof lights and 5 sun pipes, creation of 1 x opening to South and East elevations. Removal of…
WithdrawnListed building consent13/00634/AS - 20124 Jul
Discharge of condition 2
ApprovedDischarge of conditions12/00520/CONA/AS - 20124 May
Extension of existing garden walls to the front of the property and alteration of the gates to the…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission12/00520/AS - 201128 Nov
Discharge of condition 2
ApprovedDischarge of conditions10/00596/CONA/AS - 201111 Oct
The installation of 16 Solar PV panels on top of a slate roof to the south side of garages (approved under…
WithdrawnFull Planning Permission11/01216/AS - 201020 Sep
Change in operation of garage doors from side hung to fully retractable up an over on approved application…
ApprovedNon-material amendment10/00596/AMND/AS - 201026 Apr
Erection of 3 bay garage and garden store and 1.6m high wall with gate
ApprovedFull Planning Permission10/00596/AS
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