9, The Bothy, Church Hill, Chilham, CT4 8DA

OTH/2023/2025Tree Preservation Order - works relatedWithdrawn

Withdrawn on 10 November 2023

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Ash Trees - Fell to ground level 30 dead/ predominantly dead (>75% of the canopy area) , majority of the 30 trees to be removed are roadside trees and pose an unacceptable risk. Replacement tree planting will be undertaken following the removal of the Ash trees and comprise of 10 English Oak trees, 10 Common Beech trees and 10 Lime trees planted as 6/8cm light standards along with a native mix of smaller under-storey species comprising 10x Hazel, 10x Hawthorn, 10x Alder Buckthorn, 10x Rowan and 10x Bird Cherry planted as 60/80cm whips. The replacement trees will be planted along the north western boundary of the site adjacent the main A252 Maidstone Road.

Received: 1 November 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Ashford Borough Council
Ward: Downs West

ReceivedReceived1 Nov
ValidatedValidated3 Nov
Consult.Consultation10 Nov
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided10 Nov

Decided in 7 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 9, The Bothy, Church Hill, Chilham, CT4 8DA. Ashford has handled 816 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 9 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 8 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Downs West. We hold 1,905 applications in total for the CT4 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: CT4 8DA
Application type: Tree Preservation Order - works related
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Chilham

Planning application dates

Date validated: 3 November 2023
Consultation expiry: 10 November 2023
Consultation start: 3 November 2023
Consultation end: 10 November 2023
Application expires: 29 December 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-12571113
Documents: 9

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Chilham
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 (21)

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, 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.

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