Redthorn, Branch Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DR
Approved
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Description: T1 Magnolia - Crown lift to 4-5 metres and cut back by 1.8 metres south side, growing too close to dwelling so to prevent structural damage. T2 Sycamore - Crown lift to 6-7 metres, two pendular branches south east side to be removed to stem, remove deadwood, to allow more light to neighbouring property.
- Received
- 4 November 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- Ward
- Downs North
- ReceivedReceived4 Nov
- ValidatedValidated5 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a tree application at Redthorn, Branch Road, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8DR. Ashford has handled 816 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 November 2020 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Downs North. We hold 1,907 applications in total for the CT4 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
- CT4 8DR
- Application type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Chilham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 November 2020
- Application expires
- 17 December 2020
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Chilham
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)
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, national parks, 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
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202119 Jul
Description: T1 Leyandi Conifer - Overall crown reduction back to growth points and taper sides, also request…
ApprovedTrees21/00148/TC - 202029 Jan
Erection of 1.8m featherboard fencing
ApprovedFull planning permission20/00133/AS - 201710 Mar
Description: T1 Beech - Crown lift 3 x branches (70mm diameter) to height of 5.6mtrs overhanging the street…
ApprovedTrees17/00074/TC - 20176 Jan
Description: T1 Magnolia, prune limb & crown thin 10% - located rear garden. T2 Leylandii Evergreen Conifer…
ApprovedTrees17/00010/TC - 201519 Mar
Description: T1 Leylandi - Crown reduce by 50%. T2 Silver Birch - Section fell. T3,4,5, Leyland Cypress…
ApprovedTrees15/00056/TC
Source: Ashford
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