St Marys Church Church Street, Minster, Ramsgate, Kent, CT12 4BX Data via plota.co.uk

TCA/TH/25/1140 - Trees in a conservation area application Approved

Proposal

3no trees; ; Robina ; (394) Prune by 2m ;(369) Remove epicormic up to 2m ;(368)remove epicormic at base 5no trees 'Lime-Common' ; (401,400,397,396) Repollard,remove epicormic growth at base; (372) remove epicormic at base 1no Maple-field (388) Prune to clear building by 2m, install flexible brace. Reduce canopy by 3m; 1no Norway Maple (376) Prune to clear building by 2m ; 1no Holly (385) Prune branches overhanging flat roof 2no Yew (383)Sever Ivy (374) Reduce height to 6m 1no Rowan (373) Prune to clear BT Wires by 0.5m. 1no Tree of Heaven (370) Prune to clear building by 2m 1no Cherry (375) Prune to clear building by 2m and 2 m clearance to adjacent hedge Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Oct 2025
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Validated
28 Oct 2025
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Approved
19 Dec 2025

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

Planning committee

Decided by Thanet Planning Committee on 17 Dec 2025.

Approved

  • Officers considered the works reasonable management to protect safety while maintaining the area’s amenity.
  • No objections or concerns were received, and the parish council supported the works.
  • The committee carried the motion to raise no objections to the proposed works.
Read how the committee decided The proposed tree works, site context, community response, officers’ assessment and committee decision.

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

Site constraints 8

Grade I listed: Church of Saint Mary
List entry 1224116 · The pin is inside its outline · 21 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 20 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 21 with distances
Historic England ↗
Minster 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.
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 the sea. 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 ↗
National infrastructure project 141 m away: Sea Link
The site is 141 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, awaiting the Secretary of State's decision. Also within 2 km: Richborough Connection Project (decided, 1276 m); Manston Airport (decided, 1493 m).
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 84 m away: Monastic grange and pre-Conquest nunnery at Minster Abbey
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Minster (Thanet) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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
CT12 4BX
Received
23 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Ward
Thanet Villages
Parish
Minster Parish Council
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Dec 2025
Decision
Raise No Objection
Decision date
19 Dec 2025
Decision level
Planning Committee Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. 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
9 Dec 2025
Thanet
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#175 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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

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