April Cottage The Leas Chestfield Kent CT5 3LB Data via plota.co.uk
CA/26/01044 - Conservation Area Notice
Awaiting decision
Proposal
T1 - To sectionally fell to ground level Contorted Willow tree on front side boundary as the tree has fungal and bacterial canker which is affecting the cambium layer lower down the trunk causing sever dieback at the previous pollarded knuckles Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.
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Application forms 1
Other documents 3
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Important details
- Council
- Canterbury
- Application type
- Conservation Area Notice
- Postcode
- CT5 3LB
- Received
- 18 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Chestfield
- Parish
- Chestfield
- Case officer
- Track to view
- Target decision
- 30 Jul 2026
- Applicant
- Track to view
- Agent
- A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Previous applications at this address
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Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Bramley House The Leas Chestfield Kent CT5 3LB
T1) Pear tree located in the front garden within the boundary hedge, reduce by approximat…
2025
Approved
Bramley House The Leas Chestfield Kent CT5 3LB
T1) Pear tree located in the front garden within the boundary hedge, reduce by approximat…
2025
Approved
Rosenlieu The Leas Chestfield Kent CT5 3LB
T1-Willow tree, pollard tree to a height of 3.5 metres located in front garden.
2025
Approved
Rosenlieu The Leas Chestfield Kent CT5 3LB
T1-Willow tree, pollard tree to a height of 3.5 metres located in front garden.
2025
Approved
Penbourne House The Leas Chestfield Kent CT5 3LB
T1 Fruit tree located to the front of the property - 3 metre reduction. T2 Walnut tree lo…
2025
Approved
Penbourne House The Leas Chestfield Kent CT5 3LB
T1 Fruit tree located to the front of the property - 3 metre reduction. T2 Walnut tree lo…
2025
Approved
Penbourne House The Leas Chestfield Kent CT5 3LB
5 day exemption, remove Portuguese laurel tree in the rear garden.
2025
Approved
Penbourne House The Leas Chestfield Kent CT5 3LB
5 day exemption, remove Portuguese laurel tree in the rear garden.
2025
Approved
Penbourne House The Leas Chestfield Kent CT5 3LB
T1 - Holm oak - fell to ground level located in the rear garden.
2025
Approved
Penbourne House The Leas Chestfield Kent CT5 3LB
T1 - Holm oak - fell to ground level located in the rear garden.
2023
Approved
Braebourne House The Leas Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3LB
12 x pear trees 1/3rd crown reduction and cutback from the road, 1 x pear tree Crown redu…
2023
Approved
April Cottage (63 Chestfield Road,65 Chestfield Road, Penbourne House) The Leas Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3LB
T1 - To pollard Lombardy Poplar tree to previous points in front garden. T3 - To prune Pr…
2022
Approved
April Cottage The Leas Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3LB
T1 - re-pollard Willow tree at the entrance to the driveway. T2 - cut back Damson tree ov…
2022
Approved
77 Chestfield Road Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3JS
Application for 5 Day exemption for 2 no Pear Trees -Fell, 1 no. storm damaged tree-Fell…
2022
Approved
Bramley House The Leas Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3LB
T1) - To reduce the Prunus tree on the front boundary (centre), reducing the tree down to…
2021
Approved
Ardmona The Leas Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3LB
T1 - To crown reduce Golden Plum tree on front left hand boundary by 2-3 metres leaving a…
2020
Approved
73 Chestfield Road Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3JS
Single and two storey rear extension, changes to external fenestration and use of garage…
2020
Approved
Whyte Gables The Leas Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3LB
Reduce the crown of two Willow trees by 50-60%, one located in the rear garden and one lo…
2020
Approved
Penbourne House The Leas Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3LB
T1 Pyrus communis - common pear: reduce back to previous points by removing approx. 3 met…
2019
Approved
77 Chestfield Road Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3JS
Fell Willow and reduce height of Conifers by 30% in the rear garden.
2016
Approved
Whyte Gables The Leas Chestfield CT5 3LB
Proposed single-storey extension following demolition of conservatory, conversion of gara…
2016
Approved
Farringdon Fairlawn Chestfield CT5 3JZ
Proposed garage conversion into habitable room together with replacement windows, doors a…
2016
Approved
Bramley House The Leas Chestfield CT5 3LB
1) Crown lift the lower growth and tidy the top of the Hawthorn tree. 2) Trim off the re…
2016
Approved
Farringdon Fairlawn Chestfield CT5 3JZ
Remove 40% from top of 2 Silver Birch trees in rear garden.
2016
Approved
Penbourne House The Leas Chestfield CT5 3LB
Common Pear, in front garden: fell to ground level. Common Pear, on front roadside bounda…
Canterbury
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#177 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions
Canterbury is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #259 out of 292. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. 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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application.
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Canterbury decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #54 of 292
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #24 of 292
42%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #259 of 292
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #209 of 292
82%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
37 decided
978
Total decisions
65 refused in 2025
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April Cottage The Leas Chestfield Kent CT5 3LB