Planning application
The Cottage 1 High Street Whitstable Kent CT5 1AP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Sycamore tree located to the side of the property - pollard to a height of 5 metres in preparation for felling the tree in 18 months.
As published by the council, reference CA/25/01581
Application record
- Reference
- CA/25/01581
- Type
- Conservation Area Notice
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 14 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Gorrell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT5 1AP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2025
Received by Canterbury
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14 Oct 2025
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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13 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Herne Bay
Active · incorporated 2015 · Herne Bay
190 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils · 100% granted
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See their track recordSue Newman Applicant, registered in Shaftesbury
Active · incorporated 2009 · Shaftesbury
1 application on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- CA/25/01581
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- SKETCH PLAN
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Canterbury granted permission on 14 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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