LIVERPOOL LAWN GARDENS Liverpool Lawn, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9HJ Data via plota.co.uk

TCA/TH/25/1319 - Trees in a conservation area application Approved

Proposal

663- Horse chestnut- Topped at approx. 6m With 4m reiterative growth- Re-pollard at old topping points. 665- Lime - common- Remove epicormic growth up to 6m AGL. 670- Sycamore- Historically topped at approx 6m above ground level with 9m regrowth. Re-pollard approx. 0.5m above old topping points. 672- Cherry - wild- Prune to clear BT wires by 0.5m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Dec 2025
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Validated
5 Dec 2025
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Approved
16 Jan 2026

Approved on 16 Jan 2026 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Thanet Planning Committee on 14 Jan 2026.

Approved

  • Officers advised raising no objection because the works were reasonable, low-impact and supported tree and pedestrian safety.
  • A site notice was posted, and no letters of objection or concern were received.
  • The committee agreed to raise no objection after a motion was proposed and seconded.
Read how the committee decided The proposed tree works, site history, officer assessment, public response, and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Thanet's committee minutes of 14 Jan 2026.

Site constraints 6

Ramsgate Conservation Area 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.
Article 4 direction
Ramsgate ED. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
50 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 24-33, Liverpool Lawn, Grade II, 15 m away · 49 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.
National infrastructure project 824 m away: Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm
The site is 824 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Sea Link (awaiting the Secretary of State's decision, 1668 m).
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
Inside the Ramsgate built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Thanet
Application type
Trees in a conservation area application
Postcode
CT11 9HJ
Received
4 Dec 2025
Validated
5 Dec 2025
Ward
Central Harbour
Parish
Ramsgate Civil Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Jan 2026
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
16 Jan 2026
Decision level
Planning Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, 11 days faster than Thanet's median of 53 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
13%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Committee
14 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jan 2026
Thanet
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#175 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Thanet ranks #171 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Thanet decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #103 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #122 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #171 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #196 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
50 decided
751
Total decisions
67 refused in the year to March 2026