Aldington Meadows, Kiln Road, Aldington, TN25 7ES Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/1487 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Under Consultation

Proposal

0825 - Oak - Remove epicormic growth to a height of 3m. 0832a - Oak - Crown lift to five a minimum height clearance of 3m from garage roof of No 22. 0833 - Oak - Crown lift to a height of 4m from ground level. 0836 - Oak - Crown lift to a height of 4m above ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 15 Oct 2026, from Ashford's recent tree works. The consultation period closed on 27 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

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
Local nature reserve about 375 m away: Poulton Wood, Aldington; National landscape about 295 m away: Kent Downs; Inside the Aldington built-up area; Priority habitat about 44 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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.

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Important details

Council
Ashford
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
TN25 7ES
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Saxon Shore
Parish
Aldington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 33 of the 56-day target. Ashford usually decides tree works by day 44.

Day 3323 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Sept 2026
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%).

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