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Sandgate Manor, 46 Military Road, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3BH

26/0139/FHWorks to Trees covered by a TPOApproved

Approved on 16 March 2026

Council decision: Approve with Conditions2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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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
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated30 Jan
  3. Consult.23 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 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

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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.

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Source: Folkestone and Hythe

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