56 Hunting Gate, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9JB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
TH/TPO/4(1983)A2 1No sycamore (T1) - lateral reduction of overhanging branches by up to a maximum of 3 metres back to appropriate pruning points to clear the greenhouse Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Other documents 1
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £487,500 in September 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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M/TPO/3(1952)G2 - 1 No Walnut Tree (T1) - 2.5 metre crown reduction.
Important details
- Council
- Thanet
- Application type
- Works to Protected Trees
- Postcode
- CT7 9JB
- Received
- 2 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 15 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Birchington North
- Parish
- Birchington Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Jun 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission
- Decision date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- TPO/TH/26/0338
How this decision compares
Decided in 63 days from validation, 10 days slower than Thanet's median of 53 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Thanet in the last twelve months, from validation. Thanet decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Jun 2026
Historical activity at this location
30 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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