Andorra Patrixbourne Road Bridge Kent CT4 5BL Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/01439 - Conservation Area Notice Awaiting decision

Proposal

T1 Common Beech reduce the whole crown by a maximum of 4m, from approximately 22m to 18m overall height, T2 Common Yew prune back to the boundary line 5 branches, with the largest branch reduced by 2.5m, T3 Spruce reduce the crown by topping back to a previous height, a maximum reduction of 4m, to clear cables. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 38.

Site constraints 10

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bifrons Park ( Bekesbourne With Patrixbourne/ Bridge ), the postcode pin is inside its outline
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.
Show all 2 with distances
  • 0 mBifrons Park ( Bekesbourne With Patrixbourne/ Bridge )
  • 15 mBridge
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
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.
Plan Area of Bridge NP conservation area
Also Bifrons Park ( Bekesbourne With Patrixbourne/ Bridge ). 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.
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
Flood defence about 7 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bridge built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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. 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £585,000 in September 2024. Semi-detached house, freehold.

3 September 2024£585,000
30 November 2020£310,000

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
Conservation Area Notice
Postcode
CT4 5BL
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Parish
Bridge
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Aureus Tree Services LTD

Decision outlook

Day 38, past Canterbury's usual 34 days for tree and landscaping works. 99% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 1 Dec 2026.

Day 3818 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Canterbury
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#158 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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