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Sleepers, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AX

26/1706/FHWorks to Trees covered by a TPOAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Work to tree subject to TPO No 08 of 2009 comprising of T1 Horse Chestnut crown reduction of 5 metres vertically and 2 metres laterally.

Received
14 October 2026
Ward
North Downs East
  1. Received14 Oct
  2. Validated30 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at Sleepers, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AX. Folkestone and Hythe has handled 32 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 30 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Newington conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 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.

100% of works to trees covered by a tpo 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 8AX
Application type
Works to Trees covered by a TPO
Parish
Newington

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Tom Bevan

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

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 (5)

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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Folkestone and Hythe

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