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The hedgerow consists of a single-species beech and has become very overgrown and impacts the land through shading, reducing the effective area of productive cropping. The proposed removal is intended to improve the layout and management of the field and to make more efficient use of the agricultural land, while retaining the wider network of boundary hedgerows and landscape features elsewhere on the holding.

Land north east of Soles Hill Farm, Soleshill Road, Chilham

Decision MadeReference: OTH/2026/0160Ashford Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Decision Made
Application type
Hedgerow removal notice
Received
27 Jan 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Determination deadline
17 Mar 2026
Local authority
Ashford Borough Council

Application overview

The hedgerow consists of a single-species beech and has become very overgrown and impacts the land through shading, reducing the effective area of productive cropping. The proposed removal is intended to improve the layout and management of the field and to make more efficient use of the agricultural land, while retaining the wider network of boundary hedgerows and landscape features elsewhere on the holding.

Proposal details

Reference
OTH/2026/0160
Parish
Chilham

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Application location

Land north east of Soles Hill Farm, Soleshill Road, Chilham

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Documents 6 of 6

DocumentPublishedAction
Application FormApplication Form · PDF27 Jan 2026View
Decision Notice 84726.pdf · PDF13 Mar 2026View
Aerial Location Plan evidencing date of plantingPlan · PDF27 Jan 2026View
Land at Chilham adjacent to New Cut Road OTH 2026 0160.pdfPlan · PDF3 Feb 2026View
Officer Report 84726.pdf · PDF13 Mar 2026View
Location PlanPlan · PDF27 Jan 2026View

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Decision Notice 84726.pdf
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