ADRIAN SQUARE GARDENS Westgate Bay Avenue, Westgate On Sea, Kent, CT8 8SU Data via plota.co.uk

TCA/TH/25/1106 - Trees in a conservation area application Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

1no Plum, 1no Cherry (T591, T582) - fell, 1no Yew, 1no Holm Oak (T567, T598) - crown lift to 5.5m over roadside and 2.5m over footpath, 1no Holm Oak (T597) - remove epicormic growth at base and crown lift to 5.5m, 1no Holm Oak (T596) - crown lift to 3.5m, 1no Yew, 3no Holly, 1no Elder, 1no Cherry (T595, T594, T592, T588, T581, T579) - crown lift to 3.5m over roadside, 1no Sycamore (T593) - sever ivy from ground level to 20cm above ground level and remove elder to ground level, 1no Cherry, 1no Sycamore (T587, T586) - sever ivy from ground level to 20cm above ground level, 1no Sycamore (T580) - remove epicormic growth at base and sever ivy from ground level to 20cm above ground level, 1no Holly (T578) - remove epicormic growth at base and crown lift to 3m, 1no Holm Oak, 1no Sycamore, 2no Holm Oak, 1no Lime, 1no Holm Oak, 1no Lime (T577, T576, T573, T572, T571, T575, T570) - remove epicormic growth up to 6m, 1no Yew (T574) - crown lift to 3m, 1no Lime (T569) - remove epicormic growth up to 2m and remove elder to ground level, 1no Holm Oak (T568) - crown lift to 5.5m over roadside, 1no Lime (T600) - remove epicormic growth up to 3m, Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2025
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Validated
10 Oct 2025
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Approved
19 Dec 2025

Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Planning Committee Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Thanet Planning Committee on 17 Dec 2025.

Approved

  • Officers advised raising no objection because the works were reasonable, justified and would maintain safety and amenity.
  • No objections or concerns were received, and the parish council supported the application.
  • The committee carried a motion to raise no objections to the proposed works.
Read how the committee decided The proposed tree works, site context, officer assessment, public response and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Thanet's committee minutes of 17 Dec 2025.

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF REPORT Report/Statement · 19 Dec 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF LOCATION PLAN OF TREES Plan/Drawing · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Forms/Certificates · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Representation/Response · 30 Sept 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF SITE NOTICE PHOTO Site Notice Public · 24 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF EMAIL FROM AGENT General Correspondence · 10 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Westgate On Sea Conservation Area 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.
Article 4 direction
Birchington & Rural ED. 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 236 m away: Thanet Coast
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.
Also on the record
SSSI 237 m away: Thanet Coast SSSI; Inside the Margate built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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
Thanet
Application type
Trees in a conservation area application
Postcode
CT8 8SU
Received
30 Sept 2025
Validated
10 Oct 2025
Ward
Westgate-on-Sea
Parish
Westgate Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Nov 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Decision level
Planning Committee Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 17 days slower than Thanet's median of 53 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
13%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Committee
17 Dec 2025
Statutory expiry
21 Nov 2025

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Thanet
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#175 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Thanet decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #103 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #122 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #171 of 296
45%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #196 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
105 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
27 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
50 decided
751
Total decisions
67 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings