Grosvenor Hall, Cemetery Lane, Ashford, TN25 4AJ Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/1349 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

Tree of Heaven (1618) - Reduce lowest branch arising at approx. 3 m on SE aspect via thinning by approx. 2-3 m removing dominant sections Reason - Recent branch failure, low over extended branch overhangs parking area Sweet chestnut (334) - Reduce lateral branches to north touching building in order to attain approx. 2-3 m clearance from building Reason - Crown heavily weighted to north and now touching accommodation block Hungarian oak (1615) - Lightly prune small tertiary branch away from building to ascertain. 2 m clearance Reason - To maintain clearance to building Oriental plane (1617) - Prune small tertiary branches away from buildings in order to give a clearance of 2 metres. Reduce remaining crown by approx. 2 metres in lateral spread and in height Reason - To clear building, balance the remaining crown and maintain tree in current space Oak (2325) - Reduce lowest branch on eastern aspect overhanging fire pit congregation area, arising at 5 m. Reduce via thinning lateral branch by approx. 3 m and two upright leaders growing mid way on branch by approx. 1.5m Reason - to reduce weight from over extended lateral branch over fire pit Blue atlas cedar (1532) - Prune back western lateral crown to give approx. 1.5-2 m clearance from building Reason - to maintain clearance to building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Validated
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
around 24 Sept 2026

Approved around 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Public footpath about 10 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Ashford (Ashford) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £10,875,000 in April 2019. Other property, freehold.

4 April 2019£10,875,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
27 October 2016£9,710,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
TN25 4AJ
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Bockhanger
Parish
Kennington
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
around 24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Comments by
24 Sept 2026
Ashford
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#105 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Ashford is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #75 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Ashford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #147 of 296
92%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #146 of 296
75%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #75 of 296
40%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #146 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
106 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
18 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
40 decided
991
Total decisions
123 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.