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26/1123/FH/TCA - Works to Trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 Pear vertical reduction of 3 metres & lateral reduction of 1 metre. T2 & T3 Pear vertical reduction of 3 metres & lateral reduction of 0.5 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
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Validated
24 Jul 2026
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Approved

Approved · Last checked 14 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Works to Trees Decision.pdf PDF · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Location Sketch Plan · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (R) Form · 13 Jul 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Elham Parish Council Response Email · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF List of Consultations.pdf PDF · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Officers Report.pdf PDF · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Notice.pdf PDF · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Photo Photo · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

37 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Loriners Trentham, Grade II, about 26 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II*, 34 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
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Historic England ↗
Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Elham 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Elham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 · 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, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £400,000 in July 2020. Terraced house, freehold.

2 July 2020£400,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Shepway
Application type
Works to Trees in a conservation area
Postcode
CT4 6TB
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
North Downs East
Parish
Elham
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objections
Applicant
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Agent
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 14 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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14 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
6 LIME VILLAS, HIGH STREET, ELHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 6TA
Erection of a carport to the rear and installation of a roof line window within the rear…
25/1861/FH
2025 Approved
6 LIME VILLAS, HIGH STREET, ELHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 6TA
Erection of a carport to the rear and installation of a roof line window within the rear…
25/1861/FH
2025 Approved
1 NEW INN COTTAGES, HIGH STREET, ELHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 6TD
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2025 Approved
1 NEW INN COTTAGES, HIGH STREET, ELHAM, CANTERBURY, CT4 6TD
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2022 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Shepway
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#49 of 296 councils
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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