Maple Tree Lodge, Chart Road, Kingsnorth, TN23 3TB Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/1187 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Ash – prune back lower laterals up to approximately 6m height by 2-3m on the north and east aspects adjacent to the driveway and parking. Reason: to provide sufficient clearance Exempt works: Clear around electricity and telephone wires to provide up to 500mm clearance in order to abate the nuisance. Please seek consent from any landowners if the trees are not on the applicant’s land. Remove dead wood in any TPO trees requiring attention. (Superseded Spec -T1 - Ash - Crown reduction to reduce height from 18.28m to 15.26m and lateral spread from 12m to 9m Reason for work - Client has just had block paving extended and birds are sitting above doing droppings all over new drive and cars) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Validated
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
around 29 Sept 2026

Approved around 29 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer report Officer Report · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice PDF · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Location Plan Plan · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 4 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Tree preservation order about 20 m away: TPO/91/00003; Inside the Ashford (Ashford) 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 24 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £725,000 in January 2022. Detached house, freehold.

12 January 2022£725,000
28 April 2017£165,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
TN23 3TB
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Ward
Washford
Parish
Kingsnorth
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
around 29 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
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Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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29 Sept 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
5, Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, TN23 3GT
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OTH/2025/1582
2025 Approved
5, Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, TN23 3GT
T1 Oak Tree - Reduce back by 4 metres to gain more light into garden and keep tree from e…
OTH/2025/1582
2025 Approved
4, Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, TN23 3GT
T1 Remove selective rubbing branch and prune back side of tree by 3m. T2 and T3, reduce b…
OTH/2025/1365
2025 Approved
3 Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, TN23 3GT
Repollard Oak T1 back to previous pruning knuckles reducing overall canopy by 3 meters, c…
OTH/2025/1364
2025 Approved
2, Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, TN23 3GT
T1 Oak, re pollard back to previous pollard knuckles, reducing canopy by 3 meters in heig…
OTH/2025/1362
2025 Approved
4, Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, TN23 3GT
T1 Remove selective rubbing branch and prune back side of tree by 3m. T2 and T3, reduce b…
OTH/2025/1365
2025 Approved
3 Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, TN23 3GT
Repollard Oak T1 back to previous pruning knuckles reducing overall canopy by 3 meters, c…
OTH/2025/1364
2025 Approved
2, Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, TN23 3GT
T1 Oak, re pollard back to previous pollard knuckles, reducing canopy by 3 meters in heig…
OTH/2025/1362
2024 Approved
Maple Tree Lodge, Chart Road TN23 3TB
T3 Ash - Raise crown by approx 6 mts; T4 - Crown reduction by a max of 3 mts and remove d…
OTH/2024/2284
2024 Approved
Maple Tree Lodge, Chart Road TN23 3TB
T3 Ash - Raise crown by approx 6 mts; T4 - Crown reduction by a max of 3 mts and remove d…
OTH/2024/2284
2022 Approved
Maple Tree Lodge, Chart Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3TB
T1 Ash Tree Carry out crown reduction by a max of 2.5 mts , remove all dead wood and stem…
22/00173/TP
2022 Approved
4 Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GT
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22/00154/TP
2022 Approved
Maple Tree Lodge, Chart Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3TB
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2022 Approved
3 Merino Way, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GS
Description: T1 Oak - to Fell. Reason - Infected with Root Decay fungus ALL,, Reason for…
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2021 Approved
2 Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GT
Description: T1 - Oak - Pollard to reduce limbs back by 6 metres, T2 - Oak - Crown Lift t…
21/00113/TP
2021 Approved
3 Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GT
Description: Crown lift Oak to 7 metres and remove epicormic growth to 7 metres
21/00112/TP
2021 Approved
21 Brentwood, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5YH
Single storey side/rear extension; removal of existing outbuildings
21/00502/AS
2020 Approved
3 Merino Way, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GS
Description: T1 Oak: Crown lift to 4m limbs less than 100mm diameter Reduce back to previ…
20/00269/TP
2019 Approved
6 Brentwood, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 5YH
Single storey side and rear extension replacing existing side garage
19/01166/AS
2017 Approved
2 Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GT
Description: T1 Oak - Crown lift up to 2m, removal of 9m limb (20cm diameter) facing NWN…
17/00069/TP
2016 Approved
Rob Roy, Pound Lane, Kingsnorth, Ashford, TN23 3JE
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16/01634/AS
2016 Approved
Glenmore Lodge, Chart Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3JF
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2 Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GT
Description: 1 x Mature Oak (T1) - Remove lower lateral limb over near fence line to impr…
16/00003/TP
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3 Shepherd Close, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3GT
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Ashford
Planning Authority Score
5.9/10
Average
#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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