Planning application
The Vicarage Church Street Whitstable Kent CT5 1PG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - To sectionally fell to ground level Apple tree in rear garden showing signs of disease and is loose in the ground.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/00196
Application record
- Reference
- CA/26/00196
- Type
- Conservation Area Notice
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Chestfield
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT5 1PG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Canterbury register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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CA/26/00461 Granted
The Vicarage Church Street Whitstable Kent CT5 1PG
T1 Oak tree located to the rear of the property - 25% reduction.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Feb 2026
Received by Canterbury
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12 Mar 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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
170 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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3 documents on file for this application
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- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
- SKETCH PLAN
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Canterbury granted permission on 12 March 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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