38 Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NP Data via plota.co.uk

NOT/2025/2356 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Golden Leylandii crown reduction by 3 metres as it is touching high wire telephone cables. Removal of dead tree in the rear garden Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Dec 2025
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Validated
31 Dec 2025
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Approved
around 5 Feb 2026

Approved around 5 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 162243.pdf PDF · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report 162243.pdf PDF · 5 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Location Plan Plan · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 31 Dec 2025 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Annotated Photo of Tree Showing Proposed Works Photographs and Photomontages · 31 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Photo 1 of cables running through tree Photographs and Photomontages · 31 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Photo 2 of cables running through tree Photographs and Photomontages · 31 Dec 2025 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 Layne 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 14 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.
25 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Limes, Grade II, about 11 m from the postcode pin · 24 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 216 m away: Great Maytham; Inside the Rolvenden Layne 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £425,000 in November 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

20 November 2025£425,000
22 September 2006£400,000

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

Building

Floor area141 m² (1,518 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2025, 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
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
TN17 4NP
Received
19 Dec 2025
Validated
31 Dec 2025
Ward
Rolvenden & Tenterden West
Parish
Rolvenden
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Feb 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
around 5 Feb 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

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5 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Mias, Frensham Road, Rolvenden Layne, TN17 4NJ
Proposed detached outbuilding, proposed chimney flue and solar panels to side elevation.
PA/2025/2307
2025 Approved
Mias, Frensham Road, Rolvenden Layne, TN17 4NJ
Proposed detached outbuilding, proposed chimney flue and solar panels to side elevation.
PA/2025/2307
2025 Approved
34, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NP
Erection of replacement single storey side and rear extension, following the demolition o…
PA/2025/0936
2025 Approved
34, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NP
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey side and rear extension follo…
PA/2025/0961
2025 Approved
34, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NP
Erection of replacement single storey side and rear extension, following the demolition o…
PA/2025/0936
2025 Approved
34, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NP
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a single storey side and rear extension follo…
PA/2025/0961
2024 Approved
20, Frensham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NJ
Listed Building Consent to replace the existing external painted softwood doors and windo…
PA/2024/1952
2024 Approved
20, Frensham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NJ
Listed Building Consent to replace the existing external painted softwood doors and windo…
PA/2024/1952
2024 Approved
The Well House, Frensham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NJ
T1 Leylandii - To reduce conifer down to previous pruning points and thin the sides T2 Py…
NOT/2024/1672
2024 Approved
The Well House, Frensham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NJ
T1 Leylandii - To reduce conifer down to previous pruning points and thin the sides T2 Py…
NOT/2024/1672
2024 Approved
2, Common Garden, Frensham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NJ
T1 - Taxus Baccata - Tree needs to be removed as it is causing damage to the drain
NOT/2024/1542
2024 Approved
2, Common Garden, Frensham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NJ
T1 - Taxus Baccata - Tree needs to be removed as it is causing damage to the drain
NOT/2024/1542
2024 Refused
34, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NP
Demolition of bay window and rear extension; removal of existing crittal window; erection…
PA/2024/0281
2024 Refused
34, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NP
Demolition of bay window and rear extension and erection of replacement single storey sid…
PA/2024/0278
2024 Refused
34, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NP
Demolition of bay window and rear extension; removal of existing crittal window; erection…
PA/2024/0281
2024 Refused
34, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NP
Demolition of bay window and rear extension and erection of replacement single storey sid…
PA/2024/0278
2023 Approved
9, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NS
Listed Building Consent to replace door on side elevation, replace window with door to re…
PA/2023/2377
2023 Approved
9, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NS
Replace door on side elevation, replace window with door to rear elevation
PA/2023/2376
2023 Approved
3-5 Black And White Cottage, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NS
Replacement of existing wood conservatory with new oak conservatory
PA/2023/1427
2023 Approved
3-5 Black And White Cottage, Maytham Road, Rolvenden, TN17 4NS
Listed Building Consent for replacement of existing wood conservatory with new oak conser…
PA/2023/1484
2016 Approved
Dial Cottage, 26 Frensham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NJ
Description: 1. Apple Tree - Fell Reason: Tree has died. 2. Pear Tree - Fell Reason: Tree…
16/00177/TC
2016 Approved
September House, Frensham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NJ
Installation of hardwood driveway gates
16/00499/AS
2016 Approved
1 Frensham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NJ
Proposed two storey front extension and replacement porch; change from tile hanging to we…
16/00366/AS
2016 Approved
Burbage, Frensham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NJ
Insertion of dormer window to front elevation and 3No. rooflights in rear elevation
16/00007/AS
2016 Approved
The Well House, Frensham Road, Rolvenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 4NJ
Description: 1 x Walnut (T1) - Reduce to previous pruning points, 1 x Row of Conifers (T2…
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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

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.