2 The Cottage Manns Hill Bossingham Kent CT4 6EB Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/00127 - Conservation Area Notice Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Ash tree located at the rear of property. 2-3m reduction to suitable growth points as per BS3998. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
30 Jan 2026
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Approved
5 Mar 2026

Approved on 5 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF REDUCTION AMOUNT Associated Document · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗ IMG POLLARD POINTS PHOTO Photo · 30 Jan 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photo · 26 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.
Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
The Bossingham (Upper Hardres) Conservation Area Reg 13.12.1995 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
1 the Cottages, Manns Hill, Bossingham. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Great Bossingham Farmhouse, Grade II, about 19 m from the postcode pin · 5 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Bossingham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

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 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
Conservation Area Notice
Postcode
CT4 6EB
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
30 Jan 2026
Ward
Chartham And Stone Street
Parish
Upper Hardres
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Mar 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
5 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
382decided 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

Statutory expiry
13 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Great Bossingham Farmhouse Manns Hill Bossingham Kent CT4 6EB
T1) Willow -Fell located in rear garden, T2) Cherry -Fell located in rear garden, T3) Ash…
CA/25/01561
2025 Approved
Great Bossingham Farmhouse Manns Hill Bossingham Kent CT4 6EB
T1) Willow -Fell located in rear garden, T2) Cherry -Fell located in rear garden, T3) Ash…
CA/25/01561
2023 Approved
Oakgate House Manns Hill Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6EB
Fell 6 metre high ornamental cherry tree, numbered '1' on the sketch plan located in rear…
CA/23/01581
2023 Refused
The Old Forge The Street Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6DX
Replacement timber windows and door with up windows and door to front elevation.
CA/23/00445
2023 Approved
Great Bossingham Farmhouse Manns Hill Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6EB
T1 - Willow, reduce height and crown to top of trunk removing all branches and leaving ap…
CA/23/00395
2022 Withdrawn
Court Lodge Manns Hill Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6EB
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (joinery) and 5 (landscaping) of planning permi…
CA/22/00247
2022 Approved
Oakgate House Manns Hill Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6EB
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed re-alignment and replanting o…
CA/22/01211
2022 Approved
Oakhurst Manns Hill Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6EB
Single-storey rear extension.
CA/22/00474
2021 Withdrawn
Wall Cottage The Street Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6DX
Detached single-storey dwelling.
CA/21/00042
2021
Court Lodge Manns Hill Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6EB
Erection of two-storey detached dwelling with associated parking, access and landscaping
CA/20/02857
2020 Approved
Court Lodge Manns Hill Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6EB
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 03 (window and door details) and 05 (hard and so…
CA/20/02568
2019 Approved
1 The Cottage Manns Hill Bossingham Upper Hardres CT4 6EB
Proposed single-storey rear extension.
CA//19/02098
2019 Approved
1 The Cottage Manns Hill Bossingham Upper Hardres CT4 6EB
Proposed single-storey rear extension.
CA//19/02098
2018 Refused
Court Lodge Manns Hill Bossingham Upper Hardres CT4 6EB
Proposed change of use of an existing outbuilding from garden structure to detached singl…
CA//18/01458
2018 Refused
Court Lodge Manns Hill Bossingham Upper Hardres CT4 6EB
Proposed change of use of an existing outbuilding from garden structure to detached singl…
CA//18/01458
2018 Approved
Great Bossingham Farmhouse Manns Hill Bossingham Upper Hardres CT4 6EB
Ash trees (T1 and T2) - reduce to height of hedge and dead wood. Willow (T3) - reduce hei…
TRE/18/00259
2018 Approved
Great Bossingham Farmhouse Manns Hill Bossingham Upper Hardres CT4 6EB
Ash trees (T1 and T2) - reduce to height of hedge and dead wood. Willow (T3) - reduce hei…
TRE/18/00259
2017 Approved
Oakgate House Manns Hill Bossingham Upper Hardres CT4 6EB
Proposed single-storey rear conservatory.
CA//17/01202
2016 Approved
Great Bossingham Farm Manns Hill Bossingham Upper Hardres CT4 6EB
Prior notification of replacement agricultural building.
CA//16/00381
Canterbury
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#158 of 296 councils
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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
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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