Baillie Hall, The Street, Great Chart, Ashford, TN23 3AT Data via plota.co.uk

NOT/2026/1863 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Under Consultation

Proposal

T1) Fig tree - (Ficus carica) - Proposed height reduction of 1.5m and lateral crown reduction of 1m to allow clearance from the neighbouring property. T2) Yew tree - (Taxus baccata) - Proposed 2m reduction in height, with the lateral spread pruned to maintain a neat, compact shape and kept clear of the boundary hedge. T3) Eucalyptus - Proposed crown reduction of 3m in height and 2m in lateral spread to balance the crown. T4) Mulberry (Morus spp.) - Proposed crown reduction by approximately 2- 2.5 m in height and balanced lateral reduction; intention to rebalance the crown and ideally cut the tree back from the garage by approximately 2m. All works to contribute to ongoing maintenance and health of trees across the site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 28 Nov 2026, from Ashford's recent tree works.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 6

15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Ivy Cottages, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 15 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 ↗
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.
Great Chart 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Great Chart 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 21 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 1

Last sold for £1,230,000 in February 2023. Detached house, freehold.

24 February 2023£1,230,000

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

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
TN23 3AT
Received
15 Oct 2026
Validated
15 Oct 2026
Ward
Weald Central
Parish
Great Chart with Singleton
Case officer
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Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
VOO Consulting

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Ashford usually decides tree works by day 44.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
77%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
144decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided by Ashford in the last twelve months, from validation. Ashford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Nov 2026
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
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

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