Planning application
All Saints Church The Square Birchington Kent CT7 0JD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1No Whitebeam (T153) - Fell, 1No Elder (T163) - Fell, 1No Yew (T183) - Remove failed branch, 1No Holly (T189) - Cut back by 1.5m to clear building, 2No Alder (T142, T143) - Cut back by 2m to clear building, 1No Sycamore (T151) - Fell, 1No Alder (T155) - Cut back to clear BT wires by 0.5m, 1No Sycamore (T160) - Sever ivy, 1No Alder (T173) - Install non invasive flexible brace at 15m, 2 x 50cm stems, 3m span, 1No Hybrid Black Poplar (T176) - Re-pollard
As published by the council, reference TCA/TH/25/1139
Application record
- Reference
- TCA/TH/25/1139
- Type
- Tree Works Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Raise No Objection
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 19 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Birchington South
- Parish
- Birchington Parish Council
- Decision by
- Planning Committee
- Postcode
- CT7 0JD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Thanet register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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TCA/TH/19/1412 Granted
All Saints Church The Square BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 0JD
6No Alder (T1, T2, T5, T6, T7, T8) - Crown lift to 2.4m, 8No Sycamore (T3, T4, T13, T14, T15, T16, T17, T29) - Crown lift to 2.4m, 4No Cherry(T9, T11, T23, T26) - Crown lift to 2.4m, 1No Poplar (T10) - Crown lift to 2.4m, 3No Yew (T12, T21, T28) - Crown lift to 2.4m, 1No Birch (T18) - Crown lift to 2.4m, 1No Shrub(T19) - Crown lift to 2.4m, 1No Horse Chestnut (T20) - Crown lift to 2.4m, 3No Ash (T22, T24, T25) - Crown lift to 2.4m, 1No Silver Birch (T27) - Crown lift to 2.4m, 1No Holly (T30) - Crown lift to 2.4m, 1No Conifer (T31) - Crown lift to 2.4m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2025
Received by Thanet
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24 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Raise No Objection
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Thanet granted permission on 19 December 2025, 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.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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