Planning application
35 Alpha Road Birchington Kent CT7 9EG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
M/TPO/3(1952)G2 - 1 No Walnut Tree (T1) - 2.5 metre crown reduction.
As published by the council, reference TPO/TH/26/0742
Application record
- Reference
- TPO/TH/26/0742
- Type
- Tree Works TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Birchington South
- Parish
- Birchington Parish Council
- Postcode
- CT7 9EG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Thanet register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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TPO/TH/23/0099 Granted
35 Alpha Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9EG
M/TPO/3(1952)G2 - 1No Walnut (T4) - Crown raise by up to 4m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2026
Received by Thanet
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16 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Thanet took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Thanet for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Thanet decided tree works applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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35 Alpha Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9EG
M/TPO/3(1952)G2 - 1No Walnut (T4) - Crown raise by up to 4m
Granted Trees 2 docs -
31 Alpha Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9EG
M/TPO/3(1952)G2 - 1No Horse Chestnut (T1) - Fell, 1No Turkey Oak (T2) - Crown raise by 4m and reduce by 2m, 1No Holm Oak (T3) - Crown raise by 4m and reduce by 2m
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Geoffrey Court 39 Alpha Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9EG
M/TPO/3(1952)G2 - Sycamore (T4), Beech (T5, T6, and T7) - Crown raise to a height of 5.4m to allow clearance along the highway.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
22 Alpha Road Birchington Kent CT7 9EQ
M/TPO/3(1952)G3 - 1No Poplar (T1) -Re-pollard
Granted Trees 10 docs -
25 Alpha Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9EG
Erection of two storey 3 bed dwelling following demolition of existing garage
Granted Full applications Demolition 13 docsDomestic -
36 Alpha Road BIRCHINGTON Kent CT7 9EQ
M/TPO/3/(1952)G3 - 1No Scots Pine - crown reduction by 2m, 1No Sycamore - crown reduction by 2m
Granted Trees 6 docs
Other tree works applications
In Thanet
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TCA/TH/26/0629 Granted
6 Chapel Place Lane Ramsgate Kent CT11 9SE
1 No. Holly (T1) Crown reduction by 1m over 3/4 of crown and 1.5m on the remaining 1/4 to the left side to balance the crown.
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TCA/TH/26/0692 Granted
15 Augusta Road Ramsgate Kent CT11 8JP
1 No. Sycamore Tree (T1) - 1 metre crown reduction.
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TCA/TH/26/0793 Awaiting decision
5 Paradise Ramsgate Kent CT11 9TX
2No Date Palms (T1, T2) - Fell
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TPO/TH/26/0663 Granted
36 Selwyn Drive Broadstairs Kent CT10 2SW
TH/TPO/20(1979) - 1No Sycamore (T1) - Crown reduce by 2m from the tips, leaving appropriate growth points and a natural shape
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TCA/TH/26/0788 Awaiting decision
13 Beechcroft Gardens Ramsgate Kent CT11 7HE
2No Sycamore (T1 & T2) - Reduce overhang from branches in to property 13 Beechcraft Gardens Ramsgate by approximately 3m