27 Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - To crown reduce Cordyline Palm tree by up to 2 metres in height (30%) to the lower heads and remove ivy from tree in front garden. Height before 7.5 M / height after 5.5 M T2 - To crown reduce Robinia tree by 1.6 metres (30%) in both height and lateral spread and shape lifting away from neighbours roof in rear garden as the tree is growing through the fence and over neighbouring properties roof. Crown before 7.2 m x 6.4 m / crown after 5.6 m x 4.8 m T3 - To sectionally fell to ground level Eucalyptus tree in rear garden and apply eco plugs to stump. The tree has become far too tall and thin and was not planted in a suitable place in the garden and is now damaging the fence. The client wishes to replace the tree with a smaller woody shrub T4 - To crown reduce Sycamore tree by 1.5 metres to previous points (25%) in both height and lateral spread and shape in rear garden to bring it back in to shape as per works carried out previously. Crown before 6 m x 6 m / crown after 4.5 m x 4.5 m Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Nov 2026, from Canterbury's recent tree and landscaping works.
Documents 5
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Show all 15 with distances
- 0 m17-25, Canterbury RoadGrade II
- 0 mWhitstable Town
- 10 m11-15, Canterbury RoadGrade II
- 12 m27 and 29, Canterbury RoadGrade II
- 24 m31-37, Canterbury RoadGrade II
- 39 m24, Swanfield RoadGrade II
- 48 mRailway InnGrade II
- 65 m4-10, Belmont RoadGrade II
- 67 m76, Oxford StreetGrade II
- 79 m26, Canterbury RoadGrade II
- 81 mFormer Golden Lion Public HouseGrade II
- 107 m70, Oxford StreetGrade II
- 111 m61, Oxford StreetGrade II
- 111 mSouth Whitstable
- 125 m68, Oxford StreetGrade II
Checked on 22 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 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 £390,000 in February 2021. Semi-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 November 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
- Conservation Area Notice
- Postcode
- CT5 4HJ
- Received
- around 20 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 20 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Gorrell
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 Dec 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- A. Bird Tree Surgery Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 8 of the 56-day target. Canterbury usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 34.
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 22 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 1 Dec 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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