Planning application
39 Island Wall Whitstable Kent CT5 1EW
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Apple tree located in the rear garden - 30% reduction.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/01701
Application record
- Reference
- CA/26/01701
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Gorrell
- Postcode
- CT5 1EW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 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 8 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
4 documents on file for this application
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
- PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES
- SKETCH PLAN
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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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