Heronsgate, Burmarsh Road, Hythe, CT21 4NH Data via plota.co.uk

26/1461/FH - Works to Trees covered by a TPO Under Consultation

Proposal

Works to trees subject to TPO No 01 of 1997 comprising of T1-2 and T7 Hawthorn crown reduction of 2 metres vertically and 1 metre laterally. T3-6 and T8 Hawthorn crown reduction of 2.5 metres vertically and 1 metres laterally. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
4 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Shepway's recent tree and landscaping works.

The consultation period closed on 28 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape about 377 m away: Kent Downs; SSSI about 453 m away: Lympne Escarpment SSSI; Inside the Hythe built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Shepway
Application type
Works to Trees covered by a TPO
Postcode
CT21 4NH
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Hythe Rural
Parish
Hythe
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 56-day target. Shepway usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 32.

Day 3224 days to the 56-day target
100%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
148decided 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 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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