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46 Ham Shades Lane Whitstable Kent CT5 1NX

CA/26/01599Approved

Approved on 12 November 2026

Council decision: GRANTED3 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

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
Ward
Chestfield
  1. Received25 Sep
  2. Validated25 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Nov
  5. Decided12 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

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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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