Kennington House, 9 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9EX and 7 The Street, Kennington, Ashford, TN24 9EX Data via plota.co.uk

OTH/2026/1044 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

Yew tree in the front of No 7 The Street- Reduce the side shoots back to the main trunk from a max of 5 mtrs from ground level. To allow more light and improve security. G1 (No7) Crown reduction to 5 mtrs above ground level. To improve light and prevent overhanging AGREED REVISED SPEC T29 Beech – crown lift to 6m on property aspect T30 Yew - crown lift to 6m on property aspect T31 Sycamore - crown lift to 6m on property aspect T32 Sycamore - crown lift to 8m on property aspect ensuring smaller diameter growth is 2m clear of chimney. (SUPERSEDED SPEC -T29. 30, 31 & 32 (No 9 The Street) - Crown reduction to 5 mtrs above ground level. To improve light and prevent overhanging) T34,, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41 & 43 (No 9 The Street) - Crown reduction to 5 mtrs above ground level. To improve light and prevent overhanging branches Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2026
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Validated
17 Jul 2026
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Approved
around 7 Sept 2026

Approved around 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

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.
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Grange, Grade II, about 50 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Conservation area about 17 m away: Kennington & Ball Lane Part
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
Tree preservation order about 17 m away: TPO/90/00003; Inside the Ashford (Ashford) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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
TN24 9EX
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Kennington
Parish
Kennington
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
around 7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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7 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