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48 Ham Shades Lane Whitstable Kent CT5 1NX

CA/26/01211Works to a tree with a TPOApproved

Approved on 3 September 2026

Council decision: GRANTED

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

TPO No 4 1985 T2 Cedar tree located to the front of the property - 20% reduction. T3 Lime tree located to the front of the property - 20% height reduction. T4 Holm Oak tree located to the front of the property - 25% height reduction. T7 Laurel tree located to the rear of the garden - fell.

Received
17 July 2026
Ward
Chestfield
Agent
A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received17 Jul
  2. Validated17 Jul
  3. Consult.14 Aug
  4. Target11 Sep
  5. Decided3 Sep

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 48 Ham Shades Lane Whitstable Kent CT5 1NX. Canterbury has handled 246 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Canterbury's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across Chestfield. We hold 846 applications in total for the CT5 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
CT5 1NX
Application type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 July 2026
Last date for comments
14 August 2026
Target decision date
11 September 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Case officer
Planning Team
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: Ref 4/1985/WHICovers the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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

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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