Planning application
40 Victoria Street Whitstable Kent CT5 1HZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1-Scots Pine, reduce lateral branches of tree by a maximum of 2 metres (20%) and reduce the height by a maximum of 1 metre (10%) located in rear garden. T2-Bay, shape tree by crown reduction of 0.5 metres (10%) shaping into a sphere located in front garden.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/00756
Application record
- Reference
- CA/26/00756
- Type
- Conservation Area Notice
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 6 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Gorrell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT5 1HZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Canterbury register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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CA/24/01592 Granted
40 Victoria Street Whitstable Kent CT5 1HZ
T1) crown reduce Bay tree by 2 metres in height (20%), crown lift to a height of 2 metres and shape in front garden.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 May 2026
Received by Canterbury
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: CA/24/01592 (Decided)
- Application: TRE/17/00567 (Decided)
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
173 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- SKETCH PLAN
- T2 BAY
- T1-SCOTS PINE
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Canterbury granted permission on 4 June 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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