The Old Rectory 37 - 39 Nargate Street Littlebourne Kent CT3 1UH Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/01360 - Conservation Area Notice Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1, T2 & T3 - To crown reduce 3 Portuguese Laurel trees into back into one crown by 1.2 metres (25%) in both height and lateral spread and shape in front garden bringing them back into shape. Overall crown before 5 x 7m / overall crown after 3.8 x 5.8m T4 - To cut back Portuguese Laurel trees lateral branches by a maximum of 2 metres (10%) away from Bay tree in rear garden and trim rest of tree back into shape. Abnormal growth being removed so tree crown will remain the same Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 25 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photo · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG PHOTOGRAPHS AND PHOTOMONTAGES Photo · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

19 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Littlebourne, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 17 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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Littlebourne 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 ↗
Public footpath about 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Littlebourne built-up area; Priority habitat about 15 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 £255,000 in April 1997. Detached house, freehold.

25 April 1997£255,000

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

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Important details

Council
Canterbury
Application type
Conservation Area Notice
Postcode
CT3 1UH
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Little Stour And Adisham
Parish
Littlebourne
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, 7 days slower than Canterbury's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
382decided in the last year

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 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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Canterbury
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#158 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Canterbury decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #18 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #27 of 296
43%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #259 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #176 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
62 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
93%
Change of use approved
29 decided
925
Total decisions
45 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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