7, Queen Street, Ashford, TN23 1RF Data via plota.co.uk

NOT/2025/2120 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved

Proposal

T1 - Sycamore - to fell - Tree has become much to large for the small garden, impacting on the fences and neighbouring building. Tree has codominant stems at the base, which have a long length of bark inclusion. This would probably lead to the them failing in the future. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Nov 2025
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Approved
around 16 Dec 2025

Approved around 16 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 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.
Ashford - Town Centre 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Properties in Queen Street Ashford. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Local nature reserve about 435 m away: Ashford Green Corridors; Inside the Ashford (Ashford) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
TN23 1RF
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Ward
Victoria
Parish
Central Ashford
Case officer
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Target decision
29 Dec 2025
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
around 16 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Dec 2025
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