Woodland west of, Sweet Bay Crescent, Ashford Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/1099 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

G1 - Hornbeam, Willow, Ash group - Reduce lateral branches by no more than 1.5m back to roadside fence. Crown lift to achieve 5.2m ground clearance over road and driveways to alleviate encroachment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Validated
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
around 23 Oct 2026

Approved around 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

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.
Tree preservation order
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order 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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 131 m away: Godinton Park; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ashford (Ashford) built-up area; Priority habitat about 21 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Godinton
Parish
Central Ashford
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
around 23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Ashford
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#105 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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