Land north west of Kingsmead, Bockhanger Lane, Kennington Data via plota.co.uk

NOT/2026/1695 - Removal / Replacement of DD's covered by a TPO Approved

Proposal

5 Day Notification - Tree showing visible signs of basal decay. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 3 Oct 2026, 01:36

Application progress

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Received

17 Sept 2026

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Approved

around 22 Sept 2026

Approved around 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer report Officer Report · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice PDF · 22 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 5

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.

Public bridleway about 1 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.

Also on the record

Tree preservation order about 4 m away: TPO/07/00013; Inside the Ashford (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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 19 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: Removal / Replacement of DD's covered by a TPO
Received: 17 Sept 2026
Validated: 17 Sept 2026
Ward: Bockhanger
Parish: Kennington
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 24 Sept 2026
Decision: Approve with Conditions
Decision date: around 22 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

Public comments

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Last counted 22 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 22 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