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7 Suffolk Street Whitstable Kent CT5 4HA

CA/23/00786Conservation Area NoticeApproved
Listed building consent

Approved on 31 May 2023

Council decision: NO OBJECTION

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - To crown reduce Maple tree by 25% in height and reduce sides accordingly by 1-2 metres leaving a 4 metre crown in rear garden T2 - To reduce Damson tree to 1 ft above fence height to re-establish hedge inline with pyracantha bush in rear garden

Received
27 April 2023
Ward
Gorrell
Agent
A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received27 Apr
  2. Validated27 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Jun
  5. Decided31 May

Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a heritage application at 7 Suffolk Street Whitstable Kent CT5 4HA. Canterbury has handled 1,360 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than Canterbury's typical decision time. The site is in the South Whitstable conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 177 applications across Gorrell. We hold 846 applications in total for the CT5 postcode area.

100% of heritage applications at Canterbury City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CT5 4HA
Application type
Conservation Area Notice
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 April 2023
Target decision date
8 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
85 Middle Wall Whitstable CT5 1BW

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: South Whitstable
  • Listed building: South WhitstableOn this site
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, 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

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© 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: Canterbury

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