Petrol Filing Station, Sainsburys, Park Farm Road, Folkestone Data via plota.co.uk

26/1547/FH - Works to Trees covered by a TPO Under Consultation

Proposal

Works subject to TPO No 24 of 2001 comprising of T4-6 and T8-10 lateral reduction of 2 metres. T7 Alder fell to ground level. T11-12 Poplar pollard to 6 metres. T13-15 Ash and T16-18 Acer crown lift to 2.5 metres above ground level. T52-53 Willow and T54-55 Ash crown reduction of 2 metres vertically, 2 metres laterally, and re-shape. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Oct 2026, from Shepway's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 360 m away: Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment; Radon affected area, class 2; National landscape about 289 m away: Kent Downs; SSSI about 360 m away: Folkestone to Etchinghill Escarpment SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Folkestone built-up area.
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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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
Shepway
Application type
Works to Trees covered by a TPO
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Folkestone Central
Parish
Folkestone
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Angela Tudor

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. Shepway usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 32.

Day 1541 days to the 56-day target
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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
20 Oct 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