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Land north of, Taylors Hill, Chilham

NOT/2026/0076Trees subject to a TPO - Dead or DangerousApproved

Approved on 21 January 2026

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

5 Day notification - remove seven hazardous trees

Received
13 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Downs North
  1. Received13 Jan
  2. Validated13 Jan
  3. Consult.21 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Jan

Decided in 8 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Land north of, Taylors Hill, Chilham. Ashford has handled 816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 8 days, 7 weeks quicker than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Downs North.

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

Application type
Trees subject to a TPO - Dead or Dangerous
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chilham

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 January 2026
Consultation expiry
21 January 2026
Consultation end
21 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
2

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
  • Listed building: Grade II: Cumberland HouseOn or next to this site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, 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.

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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Ashford

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