The Old Vicarage, Market Place, Charing, TN27 0LP
Valid
NOT/2026/0440
Description
T1) Yew - Height reduction by approx 3m, laterally reduce by approx 2m and aim to reduce the crown to a manageable size while retaining a natural, balanced canopy shape. T2) Holly - Fell to ground level, forwardly leaning over busy footpath area and neighbouring property. Tree has outgrown its surrounding location with signs of peeling bark and cracking. T3) Ash - Remove 1 x over extended limb and crown lift by 5 metres by removing 1 x lower limb. Overhanging public footpath and very close to neighbouring property and Yew Tree.
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Historical activity at this location
33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Approved
T3- Ash - Felled to ground level - The tree is suffering from die back T4 to T7- Holly…
2024
Approved
T3- Ash - Felled to ground level - The tree is suffering from die back T4 to T7- Holly…
2024
Approved
T1 - Horse Chestnut. To reduce canopy by 1-2 metres overall and crown lift branches over…
2024
Approved
T1 - Horse Chestnut. To reduce canopy by 1-2 metres overall and crown lift branches over…
2024
Withdrawn
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2024
Withdrawn
Swimming Pool.
2024
Withdrawn
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Within ~100m
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2025
With conditions
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2025
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Palace Farm, Pett Lane, Charing, Ashford, TN27 0LP
Rebuilding of collapsed northeast corner of the hall & new buttresses to the north wall.
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T4 - Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - Reduce crown height by 2m - 2.5m and reduce crown lateral…
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2025
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2022
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2016
Approved
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Ashford
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6.1/10
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Ashford decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #160 of 292
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #163 of 292
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #44 of 292
39%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #137 of 292
71%
Minor dwellings approved
109 decided (1-9 homes)
79%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
89%
Change of use approved
36 decided
1,007
Total decisions
129 refused in 2025