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Description: Revised Spec as agreed PC/GR 22/5/18. T1 Maple - prune back limbs to give 1m clearance from structure; T2 Field Maple - remove small limbs growng toward structure;T3 No Works. T4 Oak - no works proposed; T5 Oak - remove two large limbs (approx 4m up main trunk) extending over highway, approx 5m; T6 Oak - remove small sub-limb (approx 4m along limb, 4m up main trunk) extending over highway, approx 4m; T7- T10, 4 x Oaks - remove low hanging small limbs (between 2m-8m up trunks) overhanging highway and garden; T11 Oak - remove low lateral over road; T12/13/14 Oak - crown lift to 8m and reduce low laterals by 2m over garden; T15 ash - crown lift to 5.5m over highway and provide 2-3m clearance from house; T16 Field Maple - crown lift to 5.5m overhanging highway; T17 Oak - to raise canopy from 6m to 8m up stem; T18 & T19 - 2 x Oaks growing from single base - remove new growth (approx 8m-10m up main trunk); T20 Oak - Prune back growth on house aspect by 2m to a strong growth point; T21 Hornbeam - Remove two lowest limbs to N aspect and crown lift to 8m; and T22 Oak (outside property boundary) - dead wood.

Gillets Farm Oast, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QB

Decision MadeReference: 18/00079/TCAshford Borough Council

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Status
Decision Made
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Received
24 Apr 2018
Validated
24 Apr 2018
Determination deadline
5 Jun 2018
Local authority
Ashford Borough Council

Application overview

Description: Revised Spec as agreed PC/GR 22/5/18. T1 Maple - prune back limbs to give 1m clearance from structure; T2 Field Maple - remove small limbs growng toward structure;T3 No Works. T4 Oak - no works proposed; T5 Oak - remove two large limbs (approx 4m up main trunk) extending over highway, approx 5m; T6 Oak - remove small sub-limb (approx 4m along limb, 4m up main trunk) extending over highway, approx 4m; T7- T10, 4 x Oaks - remove low hanging small limbs (between 2m-8m up trunks) overhanging highway and garden; T11 Oak - remove low lateral over road; T12/13/14 Oak - crown lift to 8m and reduce low laterals by 2m over garden; T15 ash - crown lift to 5.5m over highway and provide 2-3m clearance from house; T16 Field Maple - crown lift to 5.5m overhanging highway; T17 Oak - to raise canopy from 6m to 8m up stem; T18 & T19 - 2 x Oaks growing from single base - remove new growth (approx 8m-10m up main trunk); T20 Oak - Prune back growth on house aspect by 2m to a strong growth point; T21 Hornbeam - Remove two lowest limbs to N aspect and crown lift to 8m; and T22 Oak (outside property boundary) - dead wood.

Proposal details

Reference
18/00079/TC
Ward
Weald North
Parish
Smarden

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Gillets Farm Oast, Water Lane, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8QB

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DECISION NOTICEDecision Notice · PDF5 Jun 2018View
RECOMMENDATION & ASSESSMENT SHEETSOfficer Report5 Jun 2018View
RECOMMENDATION & ASSESSMENT SHEETSOfficer Report5 Jun 2018View
TREE LOCATION PLANPlans · PDF24 Apr 2018View
RECOMMENDATION & ASSESSMENT SHEETSOfficer Report5 Jun 2018View
APPLICATIONApplication Form · PDF24 Apr 2018View

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