Foys, Dental Street, Hythe, CT21 5LH Data via plota.co.uk

26/1739/FH/TCA - Works to Trees in a conservation area Under Consultation

Proposal

Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 Elaeagnus fell to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Nov 2026, from Shepway's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 16 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 7

Public footpath about 6 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Hythe 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.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 234 m away: Royal Military Canal, Town Bridge to Twiss Road Bridge; Inside the Hythe built-up area; National landscape about 494 m away: Kent Downs.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 27 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 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
Shepway
Application type
Works to Trees in a conservation area
Postcode
CT21 5LH
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Ward
Hythe
Parish
Hythe
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Dec 2026

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Shepway usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 31.

Day 254 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
212decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Nov 2026
Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Shepway is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #5 out of 296. Only 12% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Shepway decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #247 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #219 of 296
96%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #5 of 296
12%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #5 of 296
61%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
69%
Change of use approved
32 decided
761
Total decisions
139 refused in the year to March 2026