Manor Cottage, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HX Data via plota.co.uk
NOT/2026/0944 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Approved
Proposal
T1 - (Species) - Fell to ground level - Due to being rotten at the base and creating a risk. T2 and T3 - (Species) Height reduction of 7 metres - Due to growing too tall. (Exempt work - T4 - Holly Tree - Fell - Tree has died.) Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
27 May 2026
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Validated
1 Jun 2026
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Approved
around 3 Jul 2026
Approved around 3 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Aug 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 7
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Lees Cottage, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 4 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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- 3 mLees CottageGrade II
- 42 mBoughton Aluph and Eastwell War MemorialGrade II
- 44 mHobday Cottage Pilgrim CottageGrade II
- 102 mChurch of St ChristopherGrade II
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.
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 12 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
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 71 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.
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 4HX
- Received
- 27 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Downs West
- Parish
- Boughton Aluph
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decision
- No Objection
- Decision date
- around 3 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 21 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 3 Jul 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
Clare Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HX
T1. Plum tree. T2, T3, T4 & T5. Possible Beech but precise specie unknown. Crown reductio…
2025
Approved
Clare Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HX
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2025
Approved
Clare Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HX
T1 Hawthorn – Fell T2 Elm - Fell T3 Beech – reduce by 1.5-2m over whole crown leaving a r…
2025
Approved
Clare Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HX
T1 Hawthorn – Fell T2 Elm - Fell T3 Beech – reduce by 1.5-2m over whole crown leaving a r…
2024
Approved
Boughton And Eastwell Cricket Pavilion The Green, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HX
T15 - English oak - Crown reduction in height to 14m, spread of canopy to be reduced to 4…
2024
Approved
Boughton And Eastwell Cricket Pavilion The Green, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HX
T15 - English oak - Crown reduction in height to 14m, spread of canopy to be reduced to 4…
2023
Approved
Lees Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, TN25 4HX
T1- Photinia- Crown reduction to finished crown dimensions of height 7.3m above ground le…
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…
2022
Approved
Samares, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
Certificate of Lawful Development Proposed - single storey rear extension
2022
Approved
Clare Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
Description: T1 - Removal, the tree to the rear of our property was damaged recently duri…
2022
Approved
Boughton and Eastwell Cricket Pavilion The Green, Wye Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
Description: Cherry - Removal of North facing stem of (no.16 on plan) on safety grounds.
2021
Approved
Lees Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
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2020
Approved
Lees Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
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2020
Approved
Rowan Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
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2019
Approved
Samares, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
Description: T1 - Ornamental cherry 'prunus kanzan' or similar variety. Single tree locat…
2019
Approved
Samares, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
Description: T1 - Ornamental cherry 'prunus kanzan' or similar variety. Single tree locat…
2019
Approved
White Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
Description: Oak tree in front driveway of White Cottage. Permission applied for crown th…
2019
Approved
White Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
Description: Oak tree in front driveway of White Cottage. Permission applied for crown th…
2018
Approved
Manor Cottage, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
Description: Mountain Ash (T1) crown thin and crown reduce by 1 metre. Beech (T2) Crown r…
2018
Approved
Manor Cottage, Faversham Road, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
Description: Mountain Ash (T1) crown thin and crown reduce by 1 metre. Beech (T2) Crown r…
2018
Approved
Cricketers Cottage, The Lees, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, TN25 4HX
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2018
Approved
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2018
Approved
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2017
Approved
Clare Cottage, The Green, Boughton Aluph, Ashford, Kent, TN25 4HX
Description: To fell x5 small beech trees.
Ashford
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
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#105 of 296 councils
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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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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
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