Newland House, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HU Data via plota.co.uk

NOT/2026/0848 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 - Fagus sylvatica (Common Beech) hedge. Proposed works - Reduce the height by approximately 4 - 4.5 metres , trim the garden-facing (inside) face to re-establish a uniform boundary line and square off the end nearest the house to provide suitable clearance from the building. Reason for works - Lack of maintenance has resulted in excessive height and encroachment towards property. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Validated
13 May 2026
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Approved
around 15 Jun 2026

Approved around 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice PDF · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Final Officer Report PDF · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Location Plan Plan · 13 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Application Form · 8 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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.
Boughton Lees 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
North Downs Way about 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Public footpath about 25 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.
National landscape about 23 m away: Kent Downs
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Church of St Christopher, Grade II, about 43 m from the postcode pin · 5 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 ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
TN25 4HU
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Downs West
Parish
Boughton Aluph
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Jun 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
around 15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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15 Jun 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
3 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HU
Single-storey rear extension.
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2025 Approved
3 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HU
Single-storey rear extension.
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4 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HU
T1 - Magnolia Tree - 2 metre crown reduction.
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2025 Approved
4 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HU
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2025 Approved
3 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HU
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - single storey rear extension.
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2025 Approved
3 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HU
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - single storey rear extension.
PA/2025/1236
2025 Withdrawn
3 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HU
Proposed single storey rear extension
PA/2025/0563
2025 Withdrawn
3 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HU
Proposed single storey rear extension
PA/2025/0563
2025 Approved
3 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HU
Lawful development Certificate - Proposed detached garden room with secure storage.
PA/2025/0564
2025 Approved
3 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HU
Lawful development Certificate - Proposed detached garden room with secure storage.
PA/2025/0564
2023 Approved
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Proposed single storey rear extension
PA/2023/1364
2023 Approved
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(Retrospective) New limecrete floor to replace concrete subfloor
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2021 Refused
8 Midleton Cottage, Faversham Road, Eastwell, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HP
Proposed construction of new detached dwelling and construction of extension to 8 Midleto…
21/02079/AS
2022 Approved
Manor House, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HT
Proposed work: remove part of internal wall; new limecrete floor, internal insulation and…
22/00108/AS
2022 Approved
Manor House, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HT
Description: T1 - Yew - Reduce crown by up to 3 meters to create smaller crown, T2 - Ash…
22/00095/TC
2021 Approved
Newland House, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HU
Description: G1 Row of trees comprising Hawthorn, Ash, Hornbeam & Sycamore . Fell Hawthor…
21/00159/TC
2020 Approved
Manor House, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HT
Insertion and removal of partition walls at ground and first floor; removal of staircase…
20/01455/AS
2019 Refused
Land between St Christophers Church and Boughton Lodge, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Kent
Erection of a five bed dwelling and formation of a new vehicular access
19/01691/AS
2019 Refused
Land between St Christophers Church and Boughton Lodge, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Kent
Erection of a five bed dwelling and formation of a new vehicular access
19/01691/AS
2020 Approved
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20/00378/AS
2020 Approved
4 Hillside Cottages, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HU
Description: Neighbour at Newlands overhanging branches into our garden: Two apple trees…
20/00004/TC
2018 Refused
Land between St Christophers Church and Boughton Lodge, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Kent
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18/00404/AS
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2017 Approved
Newland House, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HU
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2016 Approved
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Ashford
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#105 of 296 councils
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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