4 Cherry Orchard Chestfield Kent CT5 3NQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Damson tree located in the front garden - fell. T2 Field Maple tree located in the front garden - 25% reduction. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 3
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 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £450,000 in August 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Canterbury
- Application type
- Conservation Area Notice
- Postcode
- CT5 3NQ
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Chestfield
- Parish
- Chestfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 22 Apr 2026
- Decision
- NO OBJECTION
- Decision date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Canterbury in the last twelve months, from validation. Canterbury decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 22 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
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