48 Ham Shades Lane Whitstable Kent CT5 1NX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
TPO No 4 1985 T2 Cedar tree located to the front of the property - 20% reduction. T3 Lime tree located to the front of the property - 20% height reduction. T4 Holm Oak tree located to the front of the property - 25% height reduction. T7 Laurel tree located to the rear of the garden - fell. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026
Documents 8
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 1
Checked on 6 October 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £965,000 in December 2020. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Canterbury
- Application type
- Works to a tree with a TPO
- Postcode
- CT5 1NX
- Received
- 17 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Chestfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Sept 2026
- Decision
- GRANTED
- Decision date
- 3 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 48 days from validation, 14 days slower than Canterbury's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Canterbury in the last twelve months, from validation. Canterbury decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 3 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
Canterbury is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #259 out of 296. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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