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NOT/2026/0030 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1, T2, T3 & T4 - Oak - Crown lift on all trees to 6-7 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jan 2026
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Validated
28 Jan 2026
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Approved
around 6 Mar 2026

Approved around 6 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 16329.pdf PDF · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report 16329.pdf PDF · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Location Plan Plan · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Photos - Trees Supporting Documents · 8 Jan 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

High Weald 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.
Rolvenden conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Public footpath about 18 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Parish Church of St Mary, Grade I, about 57 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 8 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 ↗
Registered park or garden about 92 m away: Great Maytham
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Rolvenden 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
TN17 4LT
Received
8 Jan 2026
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Ward
Rolvenden & Tenterden West
Parish
Rolvenden
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Mar 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
around 6 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
6 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

7 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021 Approved
5 Gybbons Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LJ
Erection of a rear / side single storey extension with roof lights. Conversion of garage…
21/02124/AS
2019 Approved
5 Sparkeswood Avenue, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LU
Proposed single storey side extension, part two storey/single storey rear extension
19/01414/AS
2019 Approved
5 Sparkeswood Avenue, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LU
Proposed single storey side extension, part two storey/single storey rear extension
19/01414/AS
2017 Approved
2 Gybbons Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LJ
Lawful development certificate - Proposed - single storey flat roof extension to rear ele…
17/00064/AS
2016 Approved
4 Gybbons Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LJ
Revision to changes in fenestration and increase in depth of the single storey extension…
16/00370/AMND/AS
2016 Approved
5 Sparkeswood Avenue, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LU
Proposed dormer window and enlargement of roof light
16/00894/AS
2016 Approved
4 Gybbons Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4LJ
Part two storey/part single storey rear extension, new first floor side window and change…
16/00370/AS
Ashford
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#105 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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