St Gregory Centre Old Ruttington Lane Canterbury Kent CT1 1NT Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/00905 - Works to a tree with a TPO Approved

Proposal

T.P.O. no 1, 1975 - T1 Yew tree located to the front of the property - 5 metre reduction. T2 Holm Oak tree located to the front of the property - 4 metre height reduction and 2 metre radial reduction. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 May 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Jul 2026

Site constraints 11

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Article 4 direction
Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Scheduled monument about 133 m away: St Augustine's Abbey
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 ↗
Conservation area about 16 m away: CANTERBURY CITY (Canterbury Conservation Area) Reg 4.12.96
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 987 m away: Richborough Connection Project
The site is about 987 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; World heritage site about 132 m away: Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church; Radon affected area, class 2; Tree preservation order about 16 m away: St Gregory's Church Old Ruttington Lane Canterbury CT1 1NT; Inside the Canterbury built-up area; Priority habitat about 16 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

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Important details

Council
Canterbury
Application type
Works to a tree with a TPO
Postcode
CT1 1NT
Received
28 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Barton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jul 2026
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hartlee tree surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 16 days slower than Canterbury's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
421decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
23 Jul 2026
Canterbury
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#158 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Canterbury is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #259 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Canterbury decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #18 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #27 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #259 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #176 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
62 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
29 decided
925
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026