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Old Chestnut House, Church Lane, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7EG

NOT/2026/1972Trees in a Conservation Area - Dead or DangerousApproved

Approved on 6 November 2026

Council decision: Approve with ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)1 condition

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

Proposal

Willow tree - dead. This has been confirmed by NJ Apps Tree Surgery this morning and needs to come down .

Received
2 November 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Saxon Shore
  1. Received2 Nov
  2. Validated2 Nov
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Nov

Decided in 4 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at Old Chestnut House, Church Lane, Aldington, Ashford, TN25 7EG. Ashford has handled 5 applications of this type. This one was decided in 4 days, 7 weeks quicker than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 47 applications across Saxon Shore. We hold 1,099 applications in total for the TN25 postcode area.

92% of all 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
TN25 7EG
Application type
Trees in a Conservation Area - Dead or Dangerous
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Aldington

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 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: Aldington - Church Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Church FarmhouseOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • 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 (21)

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, 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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