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Northdown Park Northdown Park Margate Kent CT9 3TP

Granted Thanet TCA/TH/25/1141 Tree Works Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

1. No. Walnut (T1) Fell, 1. No. Hawthorn (T276) Fell, 1. No. Sycamore (T275) Fell, 5. No. English Elms (T10, T631, T630, T629, T628) Fell, 1. No. Norwegian Maple (T627) Fell, 1. No. Holly (T626) Fell, 1 No. Horse Chestnut (T2) Crown Lift to 2.5m above ground level and reduction of 2 eastern stems by up to 2m, 1 No. English Elm (265) Reduce low branch over car park by approx. 2m and prune epicormic back to achieve 3m clearance above ground level, 1 No. Sweet Chestnut (T3) Crown Lift to over footpath and car park to give 3m clearance, 6. No. Ash (T633, T634, T635, T636, T637, T632) Fell, 1 No. Bird Cherry (T4) Prune to give 1m clearance, 1. No. Common Lime (T5) Remove epicormic growth at base, Crown lift to 2.5m above ground level, 1. No. Alder (T6) Fell, 1 No. Wild Cherry (T7) Remove epicormic growth at base and prune to give 1m clearance, 1 No. Sour Cherry (T8) Prune to clear wall by 1m, 1 No. Blackthorn (T640) Fell.

As published by the council, reference TCA/TH/25/1141

Application record

Reference
TCA/TH/25/1141
Type
Tree Works Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Raise No Objection
Received
23 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Oct 2025
Decided
19 Dec 2025
Ward
Cliftonville East
Parish
No Civil Parish
Decision by
Planning Committee
Postcode
CT9 3TP

Site history

Applications at this address on the Thanet register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • TPO/TH/25/1134 Granted

    Northdown Park Northdown Park Margate Kent CT9 3TP

    TH/TPO/3(1985): 1No Goat Willow(T639)- Fell, 1No Sycamore(T638)- Fell, 1No Sycamore (T9)- Fell, 1No Sycamore (T11) - Reduce dead stems to a final height of approx. 6m, just above fork. Reduce live growth by up to 6m.

    Decided 16 Jan 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Oct 2025

    Received by Thanet

  2. 24 Oct 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Raise No Objection

  4. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What 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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