The Vicarage, Old Way, Appledore, TN26 2DB Data via plota.co.uk

NOT/2026/1592 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Valid
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Silver Birch close to garage, with over-extended lower western limb (over garage), and over-extended south-western limb and southern limb – reduce the crown by 3 metres in height and carryout a proportional width reduction, reducing the lower western limb over the garage by at least 5 metres and reducing the south-western limb by 4 metres and the southern limb by 5 metres. T2 Dead Cherry Plum – dismantle fell to ground level. T3 Dead Holly – Dismantle fell to ground level. T4 Silver Birch - reduce crown by approximately 3 metres and carry out a proportional width reduction, leaving a balanced shape. T5 Silver Birch (14 metres tall) – Reduce by 4 metres to previous reduction points, leaving a balance form. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Oct 2026, from Ashford's recent tree works.

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Site Plan Plan · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Application Form · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Description of Works Supporting Documents · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Supporting Photos Supporting Documents · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Ramsar wetland about 160 m away: Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Designation record ↗
Public footpath about 25 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 160 m away: Rye Harbour SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Conservation area about 23 m away: Appledore
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 159 m away: Royal Military Canal, Appledore Bridge to Kenardington Bridge; 7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Appledore (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

Checked on 11 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
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
TN26 2DB
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Isle of Oxney
Parish
Appledore
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 56-day target. Ashford usually decides tree works by day 44.

Day 3224 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 3 Oct 2026

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Historical activity at this location

17 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
T01 Silver birch – crown lift to 5.2m above the highway and remove all deadwood. T02 Silv…
NOT/2023/1404
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Platt Barn, Old Way, Appledore, Ashford, TN26 2DB
Proposed detached garage
PA/2025/2170
2025 Approved
Platt Barn, Old Way, Appledore, Ashford, TN26 2DB
Proposed detached garage
PA/2025/2170
2024 Refused
Rawnie Farm, Old Way, Appledore, TN26 2DB
Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing Use of the land for the storage of vehicl…
PA/2024/2325
2024 Refused
Rawnie Farm, Old Way, Appledore, TN26 2DB
Lawful Development Certificate for the Existing Use of the land for the storage of vehicl…
PA/2024/2325
2024 Approved
Land at Rawnie Farm, Old Way, Appledore, TN26 2DB
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission 21/02233/AS; to allow fo…
PA/2024/2084
2024 Approved
Land at Rawnie Farm, Old Way, Appledore, TN26 2DB
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of Planning Permission 21/02233/AS; to allow fo…
PA/2024/2084
2023 Approved
13, Old Way House, The Street, Appledore, TN26 2DB
Lawful development certificate - Proposed - To replace kitchen window with a bi-fold door…
PA/2023/2181
2023 Approved
13, Old Way House, The Street, Appledore, TN26 2DB
T1 Magnolia Carry out crown reduction by a max of 2 metres. T2 Silver Birch Carry out cro…
NOT/2023/1674
2020 Approved
Old Vicarage, Old Way, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DB
Description: T1 Apple Tree - to fell; T2 Apple Tree - to prune and relocate in garden (se…
20/00137/TC
2019 Approved
Old Vicarage, Old Way, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DB
Description: T1 - Willow , to be reduced by approx 5-6m in height and 3-4m in spread. T2…
19/00217/TC
2019 Approved
Old Vicarage, Old Way, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DB
Description: T1 - Willow , to be reduced by approx 5-6m in height and 3-4m in spread. T2…
19/00217/TC
2018 Approved
Old Way House, 13 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DB
Proposed first floor extension to the north elevation.
18/01096/AS
2018 Approved
Old Way House, 13 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DB
Proposed first floor extension to the north elevation.
18/01096/AS
2018 Approved
The Vicarage, Old Way, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DB
Description: T1 & T3: Silver birch - Fell, trees are dying. T2 Silver Birch - Fell, dange…
18/00023/TC
2018 Approved
The Vicarage, Old Way, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DB
Description: T1 & T3: Silver birch - Fell, trees are dying. T2 Silver Birch - Fell, dange…
18/00023/TC
2017 Approved
Old Way House, 13 The Street, Appledore, Ashford, Kent, TN26 2DB
Description: Cypress Tree - Fell, Dead and DangerousT1,Cypress Tree - Fell, Reason for wo…
17/00297/TC
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
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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

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