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Godinton House, Godinton Lane, Hothfield, TN23 3BP

OTH/2026/1737Tree Preservation Order - works relatedAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Hornbeam (0701G) - Coppice 2 x overmature stools to 1m stumps (St Johns Hill/northern housing boundary), Common Hornbeam (0717G) - Coppice to 1m stumps (St Johns/northern housing boundary) , Common Hornbeam (4847) - Coppice to 1m stumps (St Johns Hill/railway boundary) , Common Hornbeam (6197) - Fell to safe height, retain as 3m stump (St Johns Hill Housing Estate), Common Ash (6158) - Fell to ground, retain as 5m stump where specified (St Johns Hill boundary) , Common Oak (0783 ) - Fell to safe height, retain as 5m monolith for habitat (Sweet Bay Crescent boundary) , Sweet Chestnut (0785 ) - Re-coppice (Sweet Bay Crescent boundary) , Common Oak (0790) - Reduce crown by 5m (Western housing boundary) - Reason for works: Safety works with a safety action date of 1-3 months.

Received
25 September 2026
Ward
Godinton
  1. Received25 Sep
  2. Validated7 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Godinton House, Godinton Lane, Hothfield, TN23 3BP. Ashford has handled 24 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 10 applications across Godinton. We hold 181 applications in total for the TN23 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
TN23 3BP
Application type
Tree Preservation Order - works related
Parish
Central Ashford

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 October 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.

  • Listed building: Grade I: GodintonOn or next to this site
  • Registered park and garden: Godinton Park
  • 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, conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, 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.

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