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Court Lodge, Eastwell Lane, Westwell, Ashford, TN25 4JX

NOT/2026/1905Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Mature sycamore tree - Fell - attacked by honey fungus weakening roots and making it vulnerable to falling into a deep pond which would make it difficult and expensive to retrieve. It is leaning heavily and needs to be felled to a stump.

Received
23 October 2026
Ward
Downs West
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated4 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Court Lodge, Eastwell Lane, Westwell, Ashford, TN25 4JX. Ashford has handled 25 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 4 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Downs West. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the TN25 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
TN25 4JX
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 November 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

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: Westwell
  • Listed building: Grade II: Court LodgeOn 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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