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Balfour Gardens, The Leas, Folkestone

26/1413/FHWorks to Trees covered by a TPOPermitted

Proposal

Works to trees subject to TPO No 03 of 1983 comprising of G1 Holm Oak remove 0.2 metre diameter deadwood overhanging public footway at a height of 3 metres. T2 Holm Oak remove 0.15 metres diameter branch at a height of 2 metres.

Received
25 August 2026
Decided
13 October 2026 · Approve with Conditions
Ward
Folkestone Central
The council did not publish a location for this application.
  1. Received25 Aug
  2. Validated1 Sep
  3. Consult.24 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Oct

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

7 weeks typical decision time in Shepway93% of trees applications approved

This is a tree application at Balfour Gardens, The Leas, Folkestone. Shepway has handled 237 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 50 days. This one was decided in 49 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Folkestone Central.

Application Details

Reference
26/1413/FH
Address
Balfour Gardens, The Leas, Folkestone
Local Authority
Shepway
Application Type
Works to Trees covered by a TPO
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Permitted
Current Status
Closed
Ward
Folkestone Central
Parish
Folkestone

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
25 August 2026
Consultation Expiry
24 September 2026
Date Decided
13 October 2026
Date Validated
1 September 2026
Date Submitted
25 August 2026
Consultation End
24 September 2026
Application Expires
27 October 2026

Planning Decision

Decision
Approve with Conditions
Case Officer
Tom Bevan
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
3

Source: Shepway

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