12-18 Lodge Wood Drive, Ashford, TN23 4GA Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/1848 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Under Consultation
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G1 - Silver Birch trees - crown lift the branches overhanging the knee rail to 5 metres to allow access to residents vehicles. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Nov 2026, from Ashford's recent tree works.

Comments are open until 8 Nov 2026

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Documents 5

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location on Google Maps Plan · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Silver Birch Tree Photo 1 Supporting Documents · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Silver Birch Tree Photo 2 Photographs and Photomontages · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Silver Birch Tree Photo 3 Supporting Documents · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Ashford (Ashford) built-up area; Tree preservation order about 27 m away: TPO/74/00016; 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.

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
TN23 4GA
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Repton
Parish
Central Ashford
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Ashford usually decides tree works by day 44.

Day 1541 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

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Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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8 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Nearby activity

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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%).

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for householder decisions
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings