Harewood, Aldington Road, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LH Data via plota.co.uk

26/1272/FH - Works to Trees covered by a TPO Approved

Proposal

Works to trees subject to TPO No 18 of 2007 comprising of T1 Sycamore crown reduction of approximately 1.5-2 metres vertically and 1.5-2 metres laterally. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Validated
13 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Last checked 28 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Lympne 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 ↗
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
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; SSSI about 327 m away: Lympne Escarpment SSSI; Inside the Lympne built-up area; Priority habitat about 22 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £235,000 in June 2009. Detached house, freehold.

15 June 2009£235,000
30 July 2004£271,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Shepway
Application type
Works to Trees covered by a TPO
Postcode
CT21 4LH
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Hythe Rural
Parish
Lympne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cameron Tait

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 14 days slower than Shepway's median of 32 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
148decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Shepway in the last twelve months, from validation. Shepway decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 28 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 Sept 2026
Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Shepway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #5 out of 296. Only 12% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Shepway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #247 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #219 of 296
96%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #5 of 296
12%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #5 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
32 decided
761
Total decisions
139 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.