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CA/26/00362 - SOD Planning Permission Approved
Admin / procedural

Proposal

Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission CA/25/02000 Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
9 Mar 2026
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Approved
30 Apr 2026

Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF TREE PROTECTION PLAN Discharge of Condition · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 9 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF TREES Consultee Comment · 13 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 4 discharged

    • ConditionsDetails submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Tree Protection Plan)This applicationCA/26/00362

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
The Chestfield Conservation Area reg 11.10.1989 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Whitstable built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 £400,000 in October 2025. Detached house, freehold.

31 October 2025£400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Canterbury
Application type
SOD Planning Permission
Postcode
CT5 3NY
Received
9 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Chestfield
Parish
Chestfield
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 May 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
30 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
South East Architectural Services Ltd.

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Two-storey front, side and rear extensions and first floor extension.
CA/25/02000
2025 Approved
Two-storey front, side and rear extensions and first floor extension.
CA/25/02000
2025 Withdrawn
T.P.O No 7 1969, (T1) Oak - This tree is in serious decline and needs to be cut to ground…
CA/25/02187
2025 Withdrawn
T.P.O No 7 1969, (T1) Oak - This tree is in serious decline and needs to be cut to ground…
CA/25/02187
2025 Approved
Poplar (T1) - 1/3rd reduction. About 6m from the top as shown on photo 1within the rear g…
CA/25/02104
2025 Approved
Poplar (T1) - 1/3rd reduction. About 6m from the top as shown on photo 1within the rear g…
CA/25/02104
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Mancroft The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Single-storey detached outbuilding.
CA/25/01752
2025 Approved
Mancroft The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Single-storey detached outbuilding.
CA/25/01752
2025 Approved
Mancroft The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Two storey front extension and single storey rear extension together with first floor ext…
CA/25/01033
2025 Approved
Mancroft The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Two storey front extension and single storey rear extension together with first floor ext…
CA/25/01033
2025 Approved
Huddlestone The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Fell one Leyland Cypress to front of property.
CA/25/00707
2025 Approved
Huddlestone The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Fell one Leyland Cypress to front of property.
CA/25/00707
2025 Approved
Greenleas The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
T1 - Hawthorn tree, in rear garden, fell.
CA/25/00265
2025 Approved
Greenleas The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
T1 - Hawthorn tree, in rear garden, fell.
CA/25/00265
2025 Approved
Huddlestone The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Willow tree, re-pollard to existing points located in the rear garden.
CA/25/00222
2025 Approved
Huddlestone The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Willow tree, re-pollard to existing points located in the rear garden.
CA/25/00222
2024 Approved
Greenleas The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
T1 - Oak tree, in front garden, crown reduce by no more than 2-3 metres in both height an…
CA/24/00176
2024 Approved
Greenleas The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
T1 - Oak tree, in front garden, crown reduce by no more than 2-3 metres in both height an…
CA/24/00176
2023 Approved
Huddlestone The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
T.P.O No 7 1969, T1 - To re-pollard Black Poplar tree to 0.5 - 1 metre past previous poin…
CA/23/02160
2023 Approved
Greenways The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
Single-storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory together with balcony a…
CA/23/00855
2022 Approved
Colindale The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
T1) Eucalyptus Tree - remove overhanging sections in rear garden of 11 Birkdale Close.
CA/22/02186
2021 Approved
Courtland House The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
Removal of chimney, insertion of flue, new window to side elevation together with changes…
CA/21/01813
2020 Approved
Minarto The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
T1) Fell Conifer tree on front boundary.
CA/20/02339
2020 Approved
The First Green The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
All located in the rear garden - T1 - Apple - Reduce height by max 1m and spread by max 1…
CA/20/02211
2020 Approved
Courtland House The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
Silver Birch (T1) - Lift crown by removing lower branches that are over hanging driveways…
CA/20/01708
2020 Approved
Robinshatch The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
Oak (T1) - reduce/reshape removing up to 2m Oak (T2) - reduce/reshape removing up to 2m…
CA/20/01707
2018 Approved
3 Birkdale Close Chestfield CT5 3PY
Proposed single-storey rear extension.
CA//18/01302
2018 Approved
Shrub Hill Cottage Molehill Road Chestfield CT5 3PA
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 03 (materials), 04 (rainwater goods, fenestratio…
CA//18/00130
2018 Approved
Shrub Hill Cottage Molehill Road Chestfield CT5 3PA
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 03 (materials), 04 (rainwater goods, fenestratio…
CA//18/00130
2017 Approved
Greenleas The Drove Chestfield CT5 3NY
T1 - Oak - crown reduce by 2-3m all round and crown lift by approx. 1m. T2 - Willow - rem…
TRE/17/00568
2017 Approved
Huddlestone The Drove Chestfield CT5 3NY
TPO No.7, 1969 ? (T1) Poplar tree located in the front garden, re-pollarding to previous…
CA//17/02468
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.