178 Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9AE
Approved on 22 March 2024
Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
T1 Beech tree - crown lift to 6m T2 holm oak - crown raise to 4m in garden, crown raise to 6m over the road, crown raise to 4m over the footpath and reduce remaining crown to previous points. T3 holly - reduce to around 1m in height to allow re growth to form a hedge. T4 maple, this sits around 13m tall we want to reduce this by 4m leaving it around 9m tall. Then reduce the sides by around 1m to tidy and balance. T5 holm oak. To crown raise to 5m over the garden, crown raise to 2m above the shed/garage. Then reduce remaining crown back to previous points. (Superseded spec: T1 beech tree, reduce the height by up to 5m and the sides by 2.5m-3m leaving it roughly 10m tall and 5-6m wide. T2 holm oak in front garden. This tree stands around 20m tall and we propose to reduce this by around 8m leaving a height of around 12m this has a spread of 8m and we wish to reduce by 4 leaving a spread of 4m. This will pull the tree back away from the highway and improve overall balance T3 holly - remove to ground level. This tree sits within the front hedge/tree line and has a heavy lean. T4 maple, this sits around 13m tall we want to reduce this by 4m leaving it around 9m tall. Then reduce the sides by around 1m to tidy and balance. T5 holm oak in rear garden. This sits around 22m tall and within 5m of the neighbouring property. We wish to reduce the height by around 10-11m leaving it around 10-11m tall. And the sides have a spread of around 10m. We want to reduce this by 5m to clear the neighbouring house by 2m taking it roughly to fence line .)
- Received
- 21 February 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- Ward
- Kennington
- ReceivedReceived21 Feb
- ValidatedValidated21 Feb
- Consult.Consultation22 Mar
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 Mar
Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at 178 Faversham Road, Kennington, TN24 9AE. Ashford has handled 816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks quicker than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Kennington. We hold 1,417 applications in total for the TN24 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
- TN24 9AE
- Application type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Kennington
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 21 February 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 22 March 2024
- Consultation start
- 26 February 2024
- Consultation end
- 22 March 2024
- Application expires
- 3 April 2024
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-12773451
- Documents
- 13
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Kennington & Ball Lane Part
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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, 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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1 other application at this property, newest first.
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