Rivendell, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AY
Approved on 14 August 2026
Council decision: No Objections
Proposal
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 Yew lateral limb reduction of 2-3 metres. T2 Holly removal of 2 overhanging limbs.
- Received
- 22 July 2026
- Ward
- North Downs East
- ReceivedReceived22 Jul
- ValidatedValidated22 Jul
- Consult.Consultation13 Aug
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided14 Aug
Decided in 23 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at Rivendell, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AY. Folkestone and Hythe has handled 911 applications of this type. This one was decided in 23 days, 4 weeks quicker than Folkestone and Hythe's typical decision time. The site is in the Newington conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 140 applications across North Downs East. We hold 1,627 applications in total for the CT18 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
- CT18 8AY
- Application type
- Works to Trees in a conservation area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Newington
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 22 July 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 13 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 13 August 2026
- Application expires
- 2 September 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Tom Bevan
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Newington
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 (6)
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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Planning history at this site
11 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202613 Jul
Works to trees subject to TPO No 08 of 2009 comprising of T3 Beech crown lift of 6 metres from ground level.
ApprovedWorks to Trees covered by a TPO26/1124/FH - 20253 Oct
Works to trees subject of TPO No 08 of 2009 comprising of 4 X Beech remove epicormic growth by 0.5 to 2…
ApprovedWorks to Trees covered by a TPO25/1842/FH - 20256 Jan
Situated in a Conservation Area - Cherry Tree (T1) and Sycamore Tree (T2) - fell to ground level
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation area25/0019/FH/TCA - 202420 Aug
Works to trees the subject of TPO No. 08 of 2009: T1 Fir tree - fell to ground level & T2 - Yew crown lift to…
ApprovedWorks to Trees covered by a TPO24/1307/FH - 20243 Jul
Works to tree the subject of TPO No.8 of 2009 Beech - Undertake canopy lifting to a maximum of 6m where…
ApprovedWorks to Trees covered by a TPO24/1020/FH - 202426 Jun
Works to trees the subject of TPO No. 08 of 2009: T16 Yew -raise canopy to 4m, T23 Fir - fell to ground…
ApprovedWorks to Trees covered by a TPO24/0978/FH - 202316 Mar
Fell Beech Tree (within group G3) (subject to Tree Preservation Order No 8 of 2009)
ApprovedWorks to Trees covered by a TPO23/0419/FH - 202215 Feb
Works to trees in a Conservation area comprising of canopy thin and reduction of one Cherry tree by 3 metres…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation area22/0281/FH/TCA - 20227 Feb
Rolling consent to re-pollard a Maple tree back to previous pollarding points annually for a period of 5…
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation area22/0224/FH/TCA - 202114 Apr
Crown lift to 3.5 metres above ground level of one Beech tree situated within a conservation area
ApprovedWorks to Trees in a conservation area21/0835/FH/TCA - 202019 Mar
Felling of one Fir tree (T4) and various pruning works to T1 Sycamore; T2 Holly; T3 Yew; T5 Fir; T6 Yew; T7…
ApprovedWorks to Trees covered by a TPO20/0415/FH
Source: Folkestone and Hythe
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