9, The Bothy, Church Hill, Chilham, CT4 8DA

NOT/2023/1828Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 10 November 2023

Council decision: TPO ServedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Fell to ground level 39no dead/ predominantly dead (>75% of the canopy area) Ash trees majority of the trees to be removed are roadside and pose a risk to road users.

Received: 29 September 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Ashford Borough Council
Ward: Downs North

ReceivedReceived29 Sep
ValidatedValidated5 Oct
Consult.Consultation10 Nov
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided10 Nov

Decided in 36 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 9, The Bothy, Church Hill, Chilham, CT4 8DA. Ashford has handled 816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Downs North. We hold 1,905 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 8DA
Application type: Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Chilham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 5 October 2023
Consultation expiry: 10 November 2023
Consultation start: 5 October 2023
Consultation end: 10 November 2023
Application expires: 16 November 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12493989
Documents: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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

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Planning history at this site

8 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Ashford

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