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The Cottage Old Road Sarre Kent CT7 0LB

TCA/TH/26/0600Tree Works Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 9 July 2026

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

1 No. Conifer (T1) - Sectionally fell Conifer tree by 12 metres to fence height (2 metres) on side boundary. 2 No. Beech trees (T2, T3) - Crown reduce by 4 metres shape into one crown on rear boundary. 1 No. Walnut tree (T5) - 2 metre crown reduction. 1 No. Elder (T6) - Cut back 2 lateral branches by 2.5 metres growing over the driveway. 1 No. Lime (T9) - Re-pollard Lime tree on driveway to neighbours property. 1 No. Yew (T10) - Cut back lower lateral branches 4 metres long to stem from growing over driveway to neighbours property and cut away from telephone cables.

Received
4 June 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Thanet Villages
Agent
A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
  1. Received4 Jun
  2. Validated5 Jun
  3. Consult.26 Jun
  4. Target10 Jul
  5. Decided9 Jul

Decided in 34 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Cottage Old Road Sarre Kent CT7 0LB. Thanet has handled 466 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 5 weeks quicker than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 86 applications across Thanet Villages. We hold 723 applications in total for the CT7 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
CT7 0LB
Application type
Tree Works Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sarre Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 June 2026
Consultation expiry
26 June 2026
Consultation start
5 June 2026
Consultation end
26 June 2026
Last date for comments
26 June 2026
Target decision date
10 July 2026
Decision issued
10 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
Agent address
85 Middle Wall Whitstable CT5 1BW

Planning decision

Statutory period
35 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4
Constraints
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Sarre Conservation Area
  • Listed building: Grade II: Lambs CottageOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
  • Tree Preservation OrderProtected tree on or next to this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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

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© 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.

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Associated applications

  1. 2026
    4 Jun

    1 No. Conifer (T1) - Sectionally fell Conifer tree by 12 metres to fence height (2 metres) on side boundary…

    This applicationApprovedTreesTCA/TH/26/0600
  2. 2026
    1 Jun

    TH/TPO/12(2008) - 1 No. Maple Tree (T4) - 3 metre crown reduction, lift away from neighbouring properties on…

    ApprovedTree Works TPOFiled alongsideTPO/TH/26/0590

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