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Questeds 76 Canterbury Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8JX

TPO/TH/23/0185Tree Works TPOApproved

Approved on 24 March 2023

Council decision: Grant PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

M/TPO/1(1950)G1 - 10 No Sycamore (4, 6, 7, 16, 20, 57, 58, 59, 60, 68) - Cut back by 2m from the tips where these overhang number 90 Canterbury Road, 8No Sycamore (10, 11, 28, 46, 78, 84, 105, 121) - Fell

Received
4 February 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Agent
Top Branch Tree Services
  1. Received4 Feb
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.10 Mar
  4. Target6 Apr
  5. Decided24 Mar

Decided in 43 days (council typically 70)

About this application

This is a tree application at Questeds 76 Canterbury Road Westgate On Sea Kent CT8 8JX. Thanet has handled 466 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 3 weeks quicker than Thanet's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across Westgate-on-Sea. 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 8JX
Application type
Tree Works TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Westgate Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2023
Consultation expiry
10 March 2023
Consultation start
17 February 2023
Consultation end
10 March 2023
Last date for comments
17 March 2023
Target decision date
6 April 2023

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
5

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
  • Listed building: Grade II: QuestedsOn this site
  • Article 4 direction: Birchington & Rural ED
  • Tree Preservation OrderProtected tree on or next to this site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

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, 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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Planning history at this site

6 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    7 Apr

    9 No Sycamore (T1-T9) - Re-pollard to maintain the pollard cycle and allow light into the gardens behind.

    ApprovedTree Works Conservation AreaTCA/TH/26/0350
  2. 2026
    16 Mar

    M/TPO/1(1950)G1 - 2No Sycamore (T2, T4) - Fell, 1No Sycamore (T5) - Remove East facing limb due to poor…

    ApprovedTree Works TPOTPO/TH/26/0268
  3. 2025
    12 Jun

    1No Leylandii (T1) - 50% crown reduction in height to a finish height of 5.5m, 1No Eucalyptus (T2) - Fell

    ApprovedTree Works Conservation AreaTCA/TH/25/0688
  4. 2022
    12 Jul

    M/TPO/1(1950)G1 - 1No Ash Tree - Crown reduce by 8m, 2No Sycamore -reduction of around 12 to 15% in height…

    ApprovedTree Works TPOTPO/TH/22/0965
  5. 2021
    18 Oct

    M/TPO/1(1950)G1 - 7No Sycamore (T3, T32, T59, T76, T108, T113, T130) - Fell, 2No Elm (T75, T83) - Fell, 1No…

    ApprovedTree Works TPOTPO/TH/21/1632
  6. 2017
    1 Nov

    M/TPO/1(1950)G1 - 2No Ash (T1 and T2) - Fell

    ApprovedTree Works TPOTPO/TH/17/1601

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