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17 Chester Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8AR

TCA/TH/23/0858Tree Works Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 7 August 2023

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

2No Sycamore (T1, T2) - Fell

Received
26 June 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Westbrook
Agent
Top Branch Tree Services
  1. Received26 Jun
  2. Validated27 Jun
  3. Consult.27 Jul
  4. Target8 Aug
  5. Decided7 Aug

Decided in 41 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a tree application at 17 Chester Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8AR. Thanet has handled 466 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 4 weeks quicker than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 29 applications across Westbrook. We hold 617 applications in total for the CT8 postcode area.

97% of trees applications at Thanet District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 10 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CT8 8AR
Application type
Tree Works Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
No Civil Parish

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 June 2023
Consultation expiry
27 July 2023
Consultation start
6 July 2023
Consultation end
27 July 2023
Last date for comments
4 August 2023
Target decision date
8 August 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Top Branch Tree Services
Agent address
51 Holly Lane Margate CT9 3NE

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
7
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Westgate On Sea South Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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.

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© 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.

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