Kings School Recreation Centre St Stephens Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7HU Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/01136 - Conservation Area Notice Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1) Tilia cordata - CROWN LIFT over the car park to 3.5m AGL, T2) Tilia cordata - Small leaved lime: CROWN LIFT over the car park to 3.5m, T3) Laburnum anagyroides - golden rain tree: REMOVE deadwood, T4 Tilia cordata - Small leaved lime: CROWN LIFT over the car park to 3.5m, T5) Tilia cordata - Small leaved lime: Located over the drive entrance: CROWN LIFT over the car park & entrance to crwon beak at 4-5m, T6 Tilia cordata - Small leaved lime: Located over the drive entrance; CROWN LIFT over the car park & entrance to crown beak at 4-5m, T7) Tilia cordata - Small leaved lime: CROWN LIFT over the car park to 3.5m, T8 Acer campestre - field maple: CROWN LIFT over the car park to 3-3.5m, T9) Betula pendula - silver birch: CROWN LIFT over the car park to 3.5m, T10 Tilia cordata - Small leaved lime: CROWN LIFT over the car park to 3.5m, T11) Laburnum anagyroides - golden rain tree: REMOVE deadwood CROWN LIFT over the car park to 3m, T12) Betula pendula - silver birch: CROWN LIFT over the car park to 3.5m, T13) Betula pendula - silver birch: CROWN LIFT over the car park to 3.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
3 Jul 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 6 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF SKETCH PLAN Associated Document · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 3 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

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All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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.
Article 4 direction
Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Local nature reserve about 85 m away: Bus Company Island
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
National infrastructure project about 649 m away: Richborough Connection Project
The site is about 649 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
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 ↗
Conservation area about 22 m away: CANTERBURY CITY (Canterbury Conservation Area) Reg 4.12.96
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence about 27 m from the postcode pin (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Canterbury built-up area.
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 Planning Inspectorate, 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
CT2 7HU
Received
3 Jul 2026
Validated
3 Jul 2026
Ward
Northgate
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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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
377decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
14 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Refused
Erection of canopy structure and 3 padel courts.
CA/24/02111
2024 Refused
Erection of canopy structure and 3 padel courts.
CA/24/02111
2025 Approved
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for the installati…
CA/25/00645
2025 Approved
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for the installati…
CA/25/00645
2023 Approved
Tag 93 Crab Apple, reduce crown by around 1m to previous points (around 7m height), Tag 9…
CA/23/01995
2021 Approved
H3 Vegetation forming hedge flanking The Recreation Centre access road- Fell each tree to…
CA/21/00145
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
21 St Stephens Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7JD
Erection of double garage with solar panels to front and rear elevations following the de…
CA/25/02131
2025 Approved
21 St Stephens Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7JD
Erection of double garage with solar panels to front and rear elevations following the de…
CA/25/02131
2024 Approved
5B St Stephens Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7HU
Holly, reduction of 4-5m to the tree and section cut the ivy from the tree located in the…
CA/24/02136
2024 Approved
5B St Stephens Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7HU
Holly, reduction of 4-5m to the tree and section cut the ivy from the tree located in the…
CA/24/02136
2023 Approved
3 St Stephen's Close Canterbury Kent CT2 7HY
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension…
CA/23/01158
2022 Approved
18 St Stephens Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7HT
Application for lawful development certificate for existing house of multiple occupation.
CA/22/00949
2021
9 St Stephens Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7HU
T1) Oak tree remove any major deadwood, and to remove branches to clear roof; T2) Norway…
CA/21/02554
2020 Approved
9 St Stephens Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7HU
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed replacement windows and door…
CA/20/02073
2020 Withdrawn
Garage 14 St Stephen's Close Canterbury CT2 7HZ
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed doorway in garage and formati…
CA/20/00356
2019 Approved
Kings School Recreation Centre St Stephens Road Canterbury CT2 7HU
T94 Mountain Ash - fell tree.
TRE/19/00043
2019 Approved
Kings School Recreation Centre St Stephens Road Canterbury CT2 7HU
T94 Mountain Ash - fell tree.
TRE/19/00043
2018 Approved
The Kings School Recreation Centre St Stephens Road Canterbury CT2 7HU
Tree Ref: 86 Lime - Reduce lateral limbs by up to 1.5 metres.
TRE/18/00207
2018 Approved
The Kings School Recreation Centre St Stephens Road Canterbury CT2 7HU
Tree Ref: 86 Lime - Reduce lateral limbs by up to 1.5 metres.
TRE/18/00207
2017 Approved
Kings School Recreation Centre St Stephens Road Canterbury
Please see schedule of works on our website.
TRE/17/00197
2017 Approved
Kings School Recreation Centre St Stephens Road Canterbury
Details submitted pursuant to condition 04 (plant and music noise assessment report) of p…
CA//17/00366
2016 Refused
82 St Stephens Road Canterbury CT2 7JF
Proposed vehicle cross over and hard standing.
CA//16/02775
2016 Withdrawn
18 St Stephens Road, Canterbury, CT2 7HT
Demolition of existing outhouse and erection of an attached annexe with the creation of a…
CA//16/00263
2016 Withdrawn
18 St Stephens Road, Canterbury, CT2 7HT
Demolition of existing outhouse and erection of an attached annexe with the creation of a…
CA//16/00262
Canterbury
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#158 of 296 councils
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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
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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