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Cumberland Bungalow, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX

NOT/2026/0553Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 7 May 2026

Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 - Beech - Crown reduction by 2.5m from 7.5m to 5m and a reduction of spread by 2m from 6m to 4m to provide sufficient clearance for extension to the property. T2 - Sycamore - Crown reduction by 6m to reduce height from 8m to 2m to maintain size and spread. T3 -Holly - Crown reduction by 2m. Height from 5m to 3m and reduction of spread by 2m from 4m to 2m (EXEMPT as not a tree - G4 -Shrub - Viburnum Tinus - Completely remove the overgrown multi-stemmed topiary shrub is close proximity to the front of the property)

Received
23 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Downs North
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated27 Mar
  3. Consult.7 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided7 May

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Cumberland Bungalow, The Street, Chilham, Canterbury, CT4 8BX. Ashford has handled 816 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Ashford's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Downs North. We hold 1,905 applications in total for the CT4 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Ashford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CT4 8BX
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 March 2026
Consultation expiry
7 May 2026
Consultation end
7 May 2026
Application expires
8 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Chilham
  • Listed building: Grade II: Clifton CottageOn or next to this site · +4 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Ashford

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