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27 Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HJ

CA/26/01740Pending Decision

Proposal

T1 - To crown reduce Cordyline Palm tree by up to 2 metres in height (30%) to the lower heads and remove ivy from tree in front garden. Height before 7.5 M / height after 5.5 M T2 - To crown reduce Robinia tree by 1.6 metres (30%) in both height and lateral spread and shape lifting away from neighbours roof in rear garden as the tree is growing through the fence and over neighbouring properties roof. Crown before 7.2 m x 6.4 m / crown after 5.6 m x 4.8 m T3 - To sectionally fell to ground level Eucalyptus tree in rear garden and apply eco plugs to stump. The tree has become far too tall and thin and was not planted in a suitable place in the garden and is now damaging the fence. The client wishes to replace the tree with a smaller woody shrub T4 - To crown reduce Sycamore tree by 1.5 metres to previous points (25%) in both height and lateral spread and shape in rear garden to bring it back in to shape as per works carried out previously. Crown before 6 m x 6 m / crown after 4.5 m x 4.5 m

Submitted
20 October 2026
Target decision date
1 December 2026
Ward
Gorrell
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated20 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target1 Dec
  5. Decided

This is a planning application at 27 Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HJ. Canterbury has handled 5,973 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 53 days. It was submitted on 20 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Whitstable Town conservation area, with 10 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 181 applications across Gorrell. We hold 811 applications in total for the CT5 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
CA/26/01740
Address
27 Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HJ
Postcode
CT5 4HJ
Local Authority
Canterbury
Decision Status
Undecided
Current Status
Awaiting decision
Ward
Gorrell

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Target Decision Date
1 December 2026
Date Validated
20 October 2026
Date Submitted
20 October 2026

Planning Decision

Case Officer
Planning Team

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Documents
6
Coordinates
51.353930, 1.025786
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Canterbury

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Planning constraints

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Whitstable Town
  • Listed building: Grade II: 17-25, Canterbury RoadOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Article 4 direction: Dwelling houses in Whitstable Town Conservation Area
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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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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 2026-10-09. 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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The site is in flood zone 2 (Environment Agency).

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