Sandgate Manor, 46 Military Road, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3BH
Approved on 16 March 2026
Council decision: Approve with Conditions2 conditions
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Proposal
Works to trees subject of Tree Preservation Order No. 3 of 1978, comprising of: T1, T2, T4, T6, T7, T8 Holm Oak crown reduction of 1 metre. T3 trim to ground level. T5 Holm Oak, removal of horizontal sucker from ground level. T9 Turkey Oak, remove dead section of lefthand branch (150-200mm diameter). T10 - T12 Yew Tree crown lift, trimming lower branches to 4-5 metres from ground level. T13 Holm Oak trim branches, remove dead branch (approximately 250-200mm in diameter). T14 Mixed Hedge reduce to 6ft in height and trim sides. T15 - T19 Sycamores trim lower branches and reduce overhanging branches. T20 Sycamore, trim lower branches, remove horizontal branch (approximately 150-200mm in diameter). T21 Bay trim, shape and reduce height by approximately 500mm. T22 Yew trim lower branches approximately 4 metres from ground level. T24 Lime of Beech, trim lower branches to approximately 3 metres from ground level. T26 Holm Oak lift crown to approximately 3 metres from ground level. T27 Beech hedge, reduce height to 2 metres . T29 Sweet Chestnut crown lift to approximately 3-4 metres from ground level.
- Received
- 27 January 2026
- Ward
- Sandgate & West Folkestone
- ReceivedReceived27 Jan
- ValidatedValidated30 Jan
- Consult.Consultation23 Feb
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided16 Mar
Decided in 45 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at SANDGATE MANOR, 46 MILITARY ROAD, SANDGATE, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3BH. Folkestone and Hythe has handled 911 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across Sandgate & West Folkestone. We hold 382 applications in total for the CT20 postcode area.
94% of trees applications at Folkestone and Hythe District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- CT20 3BH
- Application type
- Works to Trees covered by a TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Sandgate
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 30 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 23 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 23 February 2026
- Application expires
- 27 March 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
No recorded designations at this site.
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (7)
conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens and SSSIs.
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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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20258 Aug
Erection of two single-storey detached lodges to provide three self-contained assisted living residential…
ApprovedFull Planning Permission25/1504/FH - 20233 Nov
Subject of TPO No. 3 of 1978 - T1 Yew - remove lowest limb, T2 Yew - crown lift to 4 meters and remove…
ApprovedWorks to Trees covered by a TPO23/1740/FH
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