Manor Cottage, Church Lane, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1EL
Approved on 7 November 2025
Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
5 day notification. Cherry tree in decline, been moving at base in recent high winds.
- Received
- 4 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Ashford Borough Council
- Ward
- Upper Weald
- ReceivedReceived4 Nov
- ValidatedValidated4 Nov
- Consult.Consultation7 Nov
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided7 Nov
Decided in 3 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Manor Cottage, Church Lane, Hothfield, Ashford, TN26 1EL. Ashford has handled 816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 3 days, 8 weeks quicker than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Upper Weald. 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 1EL
- Application type
- Trees in a Conservation Area - Dead or Dangerous
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hothfield
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 7 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 7 November 2025
- Application expires
- 9 November 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 5 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Hothfield
- 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.
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
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202225 May
Alteration of roof and windows on conservatory including new roof covering.
ApprovedFull planning permission22/00843/AS - 20223 May
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - Alterations of roof with a flue, windows on the conservatory, and…
Split DecisionLawful development: Proposed use22/00690/AS - 20198 May
Conversion of existing garage into a habitable room; replacement of porch canopy and replacement windows
ApprovedFull planning permission19/00673/AS
Source: Ashford
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