The Cottage Bridge Hill Bridge Kent CT4 5AX Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/01301 - Conservation Area Notice Approved

Proposal

T1-Lime tree, reduce tree by 20% located in the front garden. T2-Hornbeam, reduce tree by 20% located in the front garden. T3-Conifer tree, reduce 30% off the height of the canopy located in the front garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Aug 2026
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Approved
3 Sept 2026

Approved on 3 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Sept 2026

Site constraints 11

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Bourne Park ( Bishopsbourne/ Bridge ), the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 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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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.
Plan Area of Bridge NP conservation area
Also Bourne Park ( Bishopsbourne/ Bridge ). 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.
Scheduled monument about 43 m away: Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Hanging Hill, Bridge, immediately south west of Watling Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 3; Heritage at risk about 43 m away: Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Hanging Hill, Bridge, immediately south west of Watling Street; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bridge built-up area; Priority habitat about 42 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland; 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
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 2

Last sold for £593,000 in October 2009. Detached house, freehold.

9 October 2009£593,000
3 July 1998£207,000

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
CT4 5AX
Received
4 Aug 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Parish
Bridge
Case officer
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Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
NO OBJECTION
Decision date
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Ashton tree care

How this decision compares

Decided in 30 days from validation, 4 days faster 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 3 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
15 Sept 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.