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Church Of St Michael The Archangel, The Street, Smarden, TN27 8QD

NOT/2026/1693Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved

Approved on 30 October 2026

Council decision: No Objection

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

Proposal

T1: Horse Chestnut: Section dismantle to ground level and remove the stump. - The tree is starting to lift the tarmac, causing a trip hazard due to the tree being surrounded by tarmac. The tree also recently had a large limb fail, with possible decay in the crown. The church is happy to replant a new horse chestnut in a more suitable location.

Received
18 September 2026
Ward
Weald North
  1. Received18 Sep
  2. Validated18 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a planning application at Church Of St Michael The Archangel, The Street, Smarden, TN27 8QD. Ashford has handled 25 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Weald North. We hold 353 applications in total for the TN27 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
TN27 8QD
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Parish
Smarden

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 September 2026
Decision issued
30 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Decision
No Objection
Case officer
Phil Cook

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: Smarden
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.

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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