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The Willows, The Street, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2JF

17/00280/TCNotification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved
Prior approval

Approved

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Description: To raise the crown cutting back lateral branches to the main stem, but not including the top, and removing branches that are overhanging the buildings and power lines, six x ash trees (T1 - T6); to coppice one x single ash (T7); and to re-pollard/crown reduce by approx 40% row of four x lime (T8 - T11), one x ash (T12) and one x horse chestnut (T13).

Received
27 November 2017
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Weald South
  1. Received27 Nov
  2. Validated28 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a tree application at The Willows, The Street, Hamstreet, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2JF. Ashford has handled 816 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 27 November 2017 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 62 applications across Weald South. We hold 1,826 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 2JF
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Orlestone

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 December 2017

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-06563033
Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: HamstreetPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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