Planning application
20 West Cliff Whitstable Kent CT5 1DN
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1) - fell to Sycamore tree at the back of the rear garden, G1) - fell smaller trees along fence line with 19 West Cliff including Laurels and Holly but excluding Fig and Apple tree, T2) crown lift Yew tree to a height of 2 metres on rear side boundary, T3) - fell Laburnum tree on rear side boundary, T4) - fell Holly tree by shed in rear garden.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/00154
Application record
- Reference
- CA/26/00154
- Type
- Conservation Area Notice
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Gorrell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT5 1DN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2026
Received by Canterbury
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26 Feb 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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26 Jul 2026
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A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Herne Bay
Active · incorporated 2015 · Herne Bay
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Canterbury granted permission on 26 February 2026, 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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