ABBEY COTTAGE Priory Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 9PG Data via plota.co.uk

TCA/TH/26/1004 - Trees in a conservation area application Pending Consideration

Proposal

1no Rowan (T1) - height reduction by 2m and reduction in circumference by 1.5m, 1no Ash (T2) - height reduction by 2.5m and reduction in circumference by 2m, 4no Leylandi Conifers (T3, T4, T5, T6) - crown uplight by 1.2m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
2 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 25 Dec 2026, from Thanet's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 8

Ramsgate 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
Ramsgate 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
National infrastructure project 660 m away: Thanet Extension Offshore Wind Farm
The site is 660 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Sea Link (awaiting the Secretary of State's decision, 1406 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
21 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Ramsgate General Hospital, Main Buildings, Grade II, 58 m away · 21 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.
Show all 21 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 373 m away: Thanet Coast; SSSI 373 m away: Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes SSSI; Inside the Ramsgate built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 4 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
CT11 9PG
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Nov 2026
Ward
Central Harbour
Parish
Ramsgate Civil Parish
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Dy gardening services.

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Thanet usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 53.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
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

Statutory expiry
14 Dec 2026
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