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Lionard House Queens Avenue Canterbury Kent CT2 8QH

CA/24/00113Works to a tree with a TPOApproved

Approved on 30 April 2024

Council decision: GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T.P.O No 1 1998, T1 - English Oak -To crown reduce the Oak tree by approximately 30% which will be around 2 metres. The tree will be cut back from the building, shaped and balanced. Any Epicormic and deadwood will be removed. T2 - Silver Birch -To crown reduce in height by approximately 2 meters to match the reduction on the oak tree. T3 - Silver Birch -To cut back from the neighbouring property.

Received
30 January 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Westgate
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated30 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target26 Mar
  5. Decided30 Apr

Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Lionard House Queens Avenue Canterbury Kent CT2 8QH. Canterbury has handled 246 applications of this type. This one was decided in 91 days, 5 weeks longer than Canterbury's typical decision time. The site is in 6 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 191 applications across Westgate. We hold 2,485 applications in total for the CT2 postcode area.

96% of trees 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
CT2 8QH
Application type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
30 January 2024
Target decision date
26 March 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Elite Arborists
Agent address
Unit 7 Firningham farm Maidstone me143jd United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: CANTERBURY CITY (Canterbury Conservation Area) Reg 4.12.96Part of the site
  • Listed building: CANTERBURY CITY (Canterbury Conservation Area) Reg 4.12.96On or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1/1998/CANPart of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

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