Brenton House, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, TN27 8NQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
5 day notice - T6 Oak - declining tree with dieback and epicormic growth. Reduce by 50% to risk manage for location. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved around 20 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Site constraints 2
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
- Removal / Replacement of DD's covered by a TPO
- Postcode
- TN27 8NQ
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Parish
- Smarden
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 May 2026
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Decision date
- around 20 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 21 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 20 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
24 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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