27 Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HJ
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
- Council
- Canterbury City Council
- Ward
- Gorrell
- ReceivedSubmitted20 Oct
- ValidatedValidated20 Oct
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date1 Dec
- DecidedDecided
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.
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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
- 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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The site is in flood zone 2 (Environment Agency).
- 21.2 miMaidstoneRTPI
- 40.7 miBraintreeRTPI
- 46.2 miHalsteadRTPI
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