Planning application
Sandpiper 7 Spenser Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 5QL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - To crown reduce Lombardy Poplar tree by approx. 6 metres 30% in height and shape sides accordingly in rear garden, Height before 21 m / height after 15 m.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/01694
Application record
- Reference
- CA/26/01694
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Validated
- 12 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Heron
- Postcode
- CT6 5QL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Canterbury register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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CA/24/01711 Granted
Sandpiper 7 Spenser Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 5QL
T1) - fell Black Poplar tree on rear boundary T2) - crown reduce Lombardy Poplar tree by 25% in height and remove lateral branch.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Canterbury took a median of 53 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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
191 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 100% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- SKETCH PLAN
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Canterbury for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Canterbury's median decision took 53 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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