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Tree 2001 - Common Oak. Decay in old tear wound to lower northern limb. End weight reduction of approximately 60% on lower northern limb, cut back approximately nine metres from a fifteen metre long limb to relieve pressure where this limb joins the trunk. This will leave approximately six metres and the cut will be just beyond some healthy looking new growth.

St Margaret's Church, Church Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AQ

Decision MadeReference: NOT/2025/0547Ashford Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Received
24 Mar 2025
Validated
24 Mar 2025
Determination deadline
5 May 2025
Local authority
Ashford Borough Council

Application overview

Tree 2001 - Common Oak. Decay in old tear wound to lower northern limb. End weight reduction of approximately 60% on lower northern limb, cut back approximately nine metres from a fifteen metre long limb to relieve pressure where this limb joins the trunk. This will leave approximately six metres and the cut will be just beyond some healthy looking new growth.

Proposal details

Reference
NOT/2025/0547
Ward
Weald Central
Parish
Bethersden

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Application location

St Margaret's Church, Church Hill, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3AQ

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DocumentPublishedAction
Decision Notice 143740.pdf · PDF17 Apr 2025View
Officer Report 143740.pdf · PDF17 Apr 2025View
Sketch Plan of Tree LocationPlan · PDF24 Mar 2025View
Photograph of affected limb on Tree 2001Photographs and Photomontages24 Mar 2025View
Application FormApplication Form · PDF24 Mar 2025View

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Decision Notice 143740.pdf
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