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27 Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HJ

Awaiting decision Canterbury CA/26/01740

Works: Trees Small domestic

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Proposal

T1 - To crown reduce Cordyline Palm tree by up to 2 metres in height (30%) to the lower heads and remove ivy from tree in front garden. Height before 7.5 M / height after 5.5 M T2 - To crown reduce Robinia tree by 1.6 metres (30%) in both height and lateral spread and shape lifting away from neighbours roof in rear garden as the tree is growing through the fence and over neighbouring properties roof. Crown before 7.2 m x 6.4 m / crown after 5.6 m x 4.8 m T3 - To sectionally fell to ground level Eucalyptus tree in rear garden and apply eco plugs to stump. The tree has become far too tall and thin and was not planted in a suitable place in the garden and is now damaging the fence. The client wishes to replace the tree with a smaller woody shrub T4 - To crown reduce Sycamore tree by 1.5 metres to previous points (25%) in both height and lateral spread and shape in rear garden to bring it back in to shape as per works carried out previously. Crown before 6 m x 6 m / crown after 4.5 m x 4.5 m

As published by the council, reference CA/26/01740

Application record

Reference
CA/26/01740
Status
Awaiting decision
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Postcode
CT5 4HJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Oct 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  2. 21 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 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.

What 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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