Brook Farm House, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/0260 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 & T2 - Cherry Trees - Very close together and in bad health, the top half of the trees seemingly dead, the rest of the tree crowns are interwoven and have lost vitality. Dismantle and removal of T1 and T2 or pollard to 3m depending on the amount of central decay (this would best be determined on the day of work). T3 Cherry – Dead and limbless, this could be left standing for habitat or removed. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Feb 2026
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Approved
around 31 Mar 2026

Approved around 31 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 152125.pdf PDF · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report 152125.pdf PDF · 31 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Location Plan Plan · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Application Form · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.
Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
SSSI about 64 m away: Wye and Crundale Downs SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Yew Tree House, Grade II, about 46 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 226 m away: Medieval moated site, Court Lodge Farm.; Flood defence about 16 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Brook 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

Checked on 6 October 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 3

Last sold for £1,040,000 in June 2019. Detached house, freehold.

24 June 2019£1,040,000
14 July 2017£1,100,000
19 April 1995£157,000

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

Building

Floor area294 m² (3,165 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (50 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
TN25 5PF
Received
9 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Bircholt
Parish
Brook
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
around 31 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ed Kyrke-Smith

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
Description: T1,T2,T3 Cherry Trees, Tree 4 Horse Chestnut: - prune 3 metres from top of a…
17/00162/TP
2016 Approved
Description: Horse chestnut - to remove one limbT1,Horse chestnut - to remove one limb, R…
16/00051/TP
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Low Wood Field rear of Court Lodge, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
Prior notification for an agricultural storage building
NOT/2024/2332
2024 Approved
Low Wood Field rear of Court Lodge, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
Prior notification for an agricultural storage building
NOT/2024/2332
2024 Approved
Streamside, The Street, Brook, Ashford, Kent TN25 5PF
Proposed extension to side dormer window
PA/2024/1099
2024 Approved
Streamside, The Street, Brook, Ashford, Kent TN25 5PF
Proposed extension to side dormer window
PA/2024/1099
2024 Approved
Glebelands, The Street, Brook , TN25 5PF
Roof extension with an increase in height of roof line and part single storey, part two-s…
PA/2024/0491
2024 Approved
Glebelands, The Street, Brook , TN25 5PF
Roof extension with an increase in height of roof line and part single storey, part two-s…
PA/2024/0491
2024 Approved
Court Lodge, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
T1 sycamore - Crown reduction so there is at least a 2 metre clearance of building - tree…
OTH/2024/0787
2024 Approved
Court Lodge, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
T1 sycamore - Crown reduction so there is at least a 2 metre clearance of building - tree…
OTH/2024/0787
2024 Approved
Sunnybrook Stables, The Street, Brook, Ashford, Kent TN25 5PF
Single oak framed garage
PA/2024/0168
2024 Approved
Sunnybrook Stables, The Street, Brook, Ashford, Kent TN25 5PF
Single oak framed garage
PA/2024/0168
2023 Approved
Brook House, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
Proposed single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing single-storey exte…
PA/2023/2061
2023 Approved
Brook House, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
Proposed single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing single-storey exte…
PA/2023/2036
2023 Withdrawn
Brook House, The Street, Brook, Ashford, Kent TN25 5PF
Proposed single-storey rear extension and side porch following demolition of existing sin…
PA/2023/0831
2023 Withdrawn
Brook House, The Street, Brook, Ashford, Kent TN25 5PF
Proposed single storey rear extension and side porch following demolition of existing sin…
PA/2023/0785
2023 Approved
Low Wood Field rear of Court Lodge, The Street, TN25 5PF
Erection of an agricultural barn
NOT/2023/1018
2023 Approved
Manuels, The Street, Brook, Ashford, Kent TN25 5PF
Proposed re-design of approved garage (PA/2022/2045)
PA/2023/0344
2022 Approved
Sunhaven, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
Proposed first floor extension and rear two-storey extension to dwelling, erection of a d…
PA/2022/2843
2022 Approved
Sunnybrook Stables, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF
6 x 100w Floodlights on 6m poles around a riding school arena (Retrospective)
22/00503/AS
2022 Approved
Manuells, The Street, Brook, TN25 5PF
Proposed relocation of previously approved application (22/00166/AS) Timber Garage and Lo…
PA/2022/2045
2022 Approved
Martingales, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF
Erection of single storey rear extension
22/00023/AS
2018 Approved
Sunnybrook Stables, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF
Removal of two existing wooden buildings and a lorry back and replace with two wooden sta…
18/00634/AS
2018 Approved
Sunnybrook Stables, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF
Remove an existing single brick built garage and replace with a two bay Oak Frame Catslid…
18/00625/AS
2018 Approved
Sunnybrook Stables, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF
Remove an existing single brick built garage and replace with a two bay Oak Frame Catslid…
18/00625/AS
2017 Approved
Brook Baptist Chapel, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF
Change of use of Brook Baptist Chapel (Class D1) to residential dwelling (Class C3) with…
17/01512/AS
2016 Approved
Rivendale, The Street, Brook, Ashford, TN25 5PF
Erection of a new garage and carport.
16/01783/AS
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.