Touchstones The Drive Chestfield Kent CT5 3NW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - To reduce all upright branches in Willow tree back to the previous pollard knuckles (maximum 4 metres / 30%) leaving the lower crown as a weeping shape. Crown before - 13m x 10m / crown after - 9m x 10m. T1 Located in rear garden. T2 - To sectionally fell to ground level Cherry Plum tree in front garden as the property owner wishes to remove raised bed it is situated in and wants to turf the area and plant a new trees elsewhere in the garden.. T2 Located in front garden. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 4
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Canterbury
- Application type
- Conservation Area Notice
- Postcode
- CT5 3NW
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Chestfield
- Parish
- Chestfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 7 May 2026
- Decision
- NO OBJECTION
- Decision date
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 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
- 7 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
29 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.
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