52 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP Data via plota.co.uk

26/503555/TCA - Trees in Conservation Area Awaiting decision
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Conservation area notification: Crown lift one Silver Birch tree (T1) away from neighbouring buildings on rear boundary to a height of 4.5 metres. Sectionally fell to ground level one Sycamore tree (T2) growing too close to Monks Granary in rear of garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Oct 2026, from Swale's recent tree and landscaping works.

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Other documents 1

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Site constraints 13

Grade II listed: Anchor Cottage the Anchor Inn
List entry 1344233 · The pin is inside its outline · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 12 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Faversham - Faversham Town conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Public footpath 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Scheduled monument 70 m away: The site of St Saviour's Abbey, including the remains of an Iron Age farmstead and Faversham Roman villa
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Whitstable to Iwade 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Special protection area 195 m away: The Swale
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 195 m away: The Swale SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; National infrastructure project 1753 m away: Cleve Hill Solar Park; Inside the Faversham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Building

Floor area357 m² (3,843 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 59)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Swale
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
ME13 7BP
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Abbey
Parish
Faversham Town Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Swale usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 34.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
83decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Swale in the last twelve months, from validation. Swale decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15210363
Planning Portal ref
PP-15210363
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

34 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Submission of details to discharge condition 3 - Drawing Showing Junction Detailing, Subj…
24/500423/SUB
2024 Approved
Submission of details to discharge condition 3 - Drawing Showing Junction Detailing, Subj…
24/500423/SUB
2023 Approved
Internal and external alterations including the erection of a single storey rear/side ext…
23/505300/FULL
2023 Approved
Listed Building Consent for internal and external alterations including the erection of a…
23/505301/LBC
2022 Approved
Listed Building Consent for removal and rebuilding of chimney above roof level.
22/502295/LBC
2019 Approved
Erection of a replacement smoking solution to the rear beer garden, as amended by drawing…
19/501057/FULL
2019 Approved
Erection of a replacement smoking solution to the rear beer garden, as amended by drawing…
19/501057/FULL
2019 Withdrawn
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a replacement smoking solution to the rear be…
19/501058/LBC
2019 Withdrawn
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a replacement smoking solution to the rear be…
19/501058/LBC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
42 Lammas Gate Faversham Kent ME13 7ND
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25/504914/TCA
2025 Approved
42 Lammas Gate Faversham Kent ME13 7ND
Conservation area notification: Crown reduce one Robinia pseudoacacia "Frisia" - false ac…
25/504914/TCA
2024 Approved
65 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BN
Conservation area notification: Remove one Laurel (Bay) (T2).
24/504567/TCA
2024 Approved
65 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BN
Conservation area notification: Remove one Laurel (Bay) (T2).
24/504567/TCA
2024 Approved
37 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Replacement of the existing UPVC windows with white painted timber flush casements.
24/502983/FULL
2024 Approved
37 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Replacement of the existing UPVC windows with white painted timber flush casements.
24/502983/FULL
2023 Approved
3 Belvedere Close Faversham Kent ME13 7GQ
Conversion of integral garage into a habitable space including changes to fenestration at…
23/504791/FULL
2023 Approved
37 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Erection of single storey rear extension, insertion of rooflights and side extension unde…
23/504657/FULL
2024 Approved
80 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BH
Conservation Area Notification: To reduce the height of one cherry tree (T1) from 12m to…
24/500816/TCA
2024 Approved
80 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BH
Conservation Area Notification: To reduce the height of one cherry tree (T1) from 12m to…
24/500816/TCA
2023 Approved
78-79 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BN
Conservation area notification to reduce one Silver Birch (T1) to a height of 6 metres an…
23/504574/TCA
2023 Approved
4 Belvedere Close Faversham Kent ME13 7GQ
Tree preservation order application - T1 Sycamore- fell and replant with a Liquid Amber…
23/504028/TPOA
2023 Withdrawn
37 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Erection of a single storey rear extension, insertion of rooflights and changes to fenest…
23/503007/FULL
2023 Approved
4 Belvedere Close Faversham Kent ME13 7GQ
Conservation area notification: T2 Ash - remove broken snapped (storm damaged) limbs.
23/503321/TCA
2023 Approved
37 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Garage conversion into a home office and removal of the front facing dormer and replace w…
23/501179/FULL
2023 Approved
14 Goldings Wharf Belvedere Road Faversham Kent ME13 7FB
Erection of a single storey rear extension including changes to fenestration.
23/501715/FULL
2023 Approved
1 Abbey Place Faversham Kent ME13 7BG
Conservation area notification to remove one Eucalyptus.
23/501674/TCA
2023 Approved
42 Lammas Gate Faversham Kent ME13 7ND
Conservation area notification to reduce one Robinia Pseudoacacia to 6m in height, back t…
23/501262/TCA
2022 Approved
62A Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BN
Installation of 10 PV panels arranged in two rows on a ground mounted frame.
22/504334/FULL
2022 Approved
45 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BP
Replacement of all windows with slim double glazed windows to match existing.
22/504769/FULL
2017 Approved
61 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BN
Tree in Conservation Area notification - removal of 1 x Goat Willow tree
17/500555/TCA
2016 Approved
Queen Elizabeth School Abbey Place Faversham Kent ME13 7BQ
Trees in a Conservation Area: To fell 1no. self seeded, multi stemmed Sycamore.
16/508054/TCA
2016 Approved
14 Goldings Wharf Belvedere Road Faversham Kent ME13 7FB
Erection of single storey side extension as amended by drawing 2593/1A received 21 Novemb…
16/506959/FULL
2016 Approved
3 Belvedere Close Faversham ME13 7GQ
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16/507303/TCA
2016 Approved
70 Abbey Street Faversham Kent ME13 7BN
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Swale
Planning Authority Score
2.3/10
Poor
#263 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Swale is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #275 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 70% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Swale decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #143 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #120 of 296
37%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #275 of 296
70%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #286 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
81 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
95%
Change of use approved
22 decided
658
Total decisions
71 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.