Planning application
37 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 - To reduce self sewn Elder tree by 1 metre (30%) in height to rebalance crown, cut back lateral Elder tree branches away from neighbour garden by 1.5 metres, crown lift to a height of 2 metres (40%) and shape at rear of property.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/00911
Application record
- Reference
- CA/26/00911
- Type
- Conservation Area Notice
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: NO OBJECTION
- Received
- 29 May 2026
- Validated
- 29 May 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Gorrell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT5 1AP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 May 2026
Received by Canterbury
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: NO OBJECTION
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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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 25 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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