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T1 Hornbeam - Full removal due to dying and affecting crown of much larger oak tree, plan to replant another Hornbeam further away from oak T2 Ash - Full removal due to being dead and next to a footpath Replant within a few meters of current location T3 - Chestnut Full removal due to being dead and next to footpath Replant within a few meters of current location T4 - Full removal due to being dead and next to footpath Replant within a few meters of current location T5 Chestnut - Full removal due to being dead and next to footpath Replant within a few meters of current location T6 Chestnut - Full removal due to being dead next to footpath Replant within a few meters of current location T7 Birch - Full removal due to being dead next to footpath Replant within a few meters of current location T8 Birch - Full removal due to being dead next to footpath Replant within a few meters of current location

Dering Wood Lodge, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8RE

Decision MadeReference: 22/00100/TPAshford Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Tree Preservation Order - works related
Received
12 Apr 2022
Validated
25 Aug 2022
Determination deadline
20 Oct 2022
Local authority
Ashford Borough Council

Application overview

T1 Hornbeam - Full removal due to dying and affecting crown of much larger oak tree, plan to replant another Hornbeam further away from oak T2 Ash - Full removal due to being dead and next to a footpath Replant within a few meters of current location T3 - Chestnut Full removal due to being dead and next to footpath Replant within a few meters of current location T4 - Full removal due to being dead and next to footpath Replant within a few meters of current location T5 Chestnut - Full removal due to being dead and next to footpath Replant within a few meters of current location T6 Chestnut - Full removal due to being dead next to footpath Replant within a few meters of current location T7 Birch - Full removal due to being dead next to footpath Replant within a few meters of current location T8 Birch - Full removal due to being dead next to footpath Replant within a few meters of current location

Proposal details

Reference
22/00100/TP
Ward
Weald North
Parish
Smarden

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Application location

Dering Wood Lodge, Pluckley Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8RE

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Documents 5 of 5

DocumentPublishedAction
Tree PhotosPhoto · PDF13 Apr 2022View
TREE LOCATION PLANPlans13 Apr 2022View
APPLICATION - SUPERSEDEDApplication Form · PDF16 Jun 2022View
Tree PhotoPhoto16 Jun 2022View
TREE LOCATION PLANPlans16 Jun 2022View

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