46 Ham Shades Lane Whitstable Kent CT5 1NX
Approved on 12 November 2026
Council decision: GRANTED3 conditions
Proposal
TPO No 4/1985 - T1) Populus, front garden No.44, prune lowest lateral branch extending over the communal drive towards the property and above the decorative lamp-post, removing back to its point of origin at the main stem. G1) Cuprocyparis leylandii (Leyland Cypress), group of 4 forming a light hedge, reduce height by approximately one-third, to approximately the height of the adjacent Hazel. G2) Mixed Species Hedge, front right-hand boundary, hedge trim top and internal garden-facing side, retaining the established framework. T2) Fraxinus excelsior (Common Ash), rear right-hand boundary - fell. T3) Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore), rear garden - fell. T4 & T50) Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn), rear garden - fell T6) Quercus robur (English Oak), rear lawn crown reduce by approximately 25/30%, selectively removing approximately 3.5m from branch tips, subject to suitable pruning points and live growth, retaining a balanced natural crown and principal framework. Reducing height from 15m to 11.5-12m and radial spread from 5-6m to 4-4.5. T7) Quercus robur (English Oak), rear lawn crown reduce by approximately 25/30%, selectively removing approximately 3.5m from branch tips, subject to suitable pruning points and live growth, retaining a balanced natural crown and principal framework. Reducing height from 15m to 11.5-12m and radial spread from 5-6m to 4-4.5.
- Submitted
- 25 September 2026
- Council
- Canterbury City Council
- Ward
- Chestfield
- ReceivedSubmitted25 Sep
- ValidatedValidated25 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date20 Nov
- DecidedDecided12 Nov
Decided in 48 days
About this application
This is a planning application at 46 Ham Shades Lane Whitstable Kent CT5 1NX. Canterbury has handled 6,120 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 8 days quicker than Canterbury's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across Chestfield. We hold 848 applications in total for the CT5 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- CT5 1NX
- Parish
- Not Available
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 20 November 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Planning Team
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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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.
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