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The Oak, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4JE

OTH/2026/1490Tree Preservation Order - works relatedAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Oak Tree - approx. 2-3 metres crown reduction Reason for works - overhanging branches into next door neighbours garden and very near our property

Received
17 August 2026
Ward
Rolvenden & Tenterden West
  1. Received17 Aug
  2. Validated21 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at The Oak, Benenden Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4JE. Ashford has handled 25 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 21 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Rolvenden & Tenterden West. We hold 1,132 applications in total for the TN17 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
TN17 4JE
Application type
Tree Preservation Order - works related
Parish
Rolvenden

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 September 2026
Decision issued
16 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.

  • National Landscape (AONB): High Weald
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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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