Planning application
46 Hunting Gate Birchington Kent CT7 9JB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TH/TPO/4(1983)A2 Silver Birch (T1) Crown reduction by 3m, Sycamores (T2 and T3) Repollard. Sycamores (T2 and T3) Re-pollard to maintain the pollard cycle.
As published by the council, reference TPO/TH/25/1322
Application record
- Reference
- TPO/TH/25/1322
- Type
- Tree Works TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Permission
- Received
- 5 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 6 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 28 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Birchington North
- Parish
- Birchington Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Planning Officer
- Postcode
- CT7 9JB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Dec 2025
Received by Thanet
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6 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission
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11 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Top Branch Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Thanet granted permission on 28 January 2026, 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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