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The Marlowe Theatre The Friars Canterbury Kent CT1 2AS

CA/26/01060Works to a tree with a TPOApproved

Approved on 6 August 2026

Council decision: GRANTED2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T.P.O No 1 1962, Lime (T1) - Pollard to old points, remove about 5 metres. Lime (T2) - Pollard to old points, remove about 8 metres. Lime (T3) - Pollard to old points, remove about 8 metres. Lime (T4, T5, T6, T7, T8, T9, T10, T11) - All these small trees are over the path and need crowns raising to 2.5 metres, Fig (T12) - Remove regrowth from the top and the limb that is annotated on the photo, The tree has damaged the listed wall, Lime (T14) - Remove epicormic growth, Lime (T15) - Remove epicormic growth.

Received
22 June 2026
Ward
Westgate
  1. Received22 Jun
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.24 Jul
  4. Target17 Aug
  5. Decided6 Aug

About this application

This is a tree application at The Marlowe Theatre The Friars Canterbury Kent CT1 2AS. Canterbury has handled 246 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Canterbury's typical decision time. The site is in the Canterbury City conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 191 applications across Westgate. We hold 556 applications in total for the CT1 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
CT1 2AS
Application type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 June 2026
Consultation expiry
3 July 2026
Last date for comments
24 July 2026
Target decision date
17 August 2026
Decision issued
5 August 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Kent Logs Tree Surgery
Agent address
Goldfinch Farm Ford Road Broomfield Herne Bay CT6 7AD

Planning decision

Case officer
Planning Team
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
3 July 2026

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: CANTERBURY CITY (Canterbury Conservation Area) Reg 4.12.96
  • Listed building: Grade II: 14, the FriarsOn or next to this site · +8 more
  • Article 4 direction: Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016
  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 1/1962/CANNext to the site
  • Scheduled monument: BlackfriarsPart of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, green belt, 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

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.

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