The Fir Trees School Lane Blean Kent CT2 9JA
Pending
CA/26/00947
Description
T1 & T2-Silver Birch tree, reduce crown by 1/3. G1-3 pine trees, reduce crown by 1/3.
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
29 School Lane Blean Kent CT2 9JA
Two-storey detached dwelling.
2025
29 School Lane Blean Kent CT2 9JA
Two-storey detached dwelling.
2024
Approved
20 School Lane Blean Kent CT2 9JA
T1 - Hazel, fell in front garden.
2024
Approved
20 School Lane Blean Kent CT2 9JA
T1 - Hazel, fell in front garden.
2024
Approved
29 School Lane Blean Canterbury CT2 9JA
Two-storey side extension.
2024
Approved
29 School Lane Blean Canterbury CT2 9JA
Two-storey side extension.
2023
Approved
34 School Lane Blean Kent CT2 9JA
Single-storey rear extension
2023
Approved
11A School Lane Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9JA
Detached single-storey garage
2022
Approved
11A School Lane Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9JA
Single-storey side extension together with external material changes.
2022
Approved
20 School Lane Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9JA
T2) Beech tree - fell located in rear garden.
2022
Approved
20 School Lane Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9JA
T1 Hazel in front garden reduce by 2m to previous tree reduction cuts , T2 Beech redwood…
2022
Approved
11 Chestnut Avenue Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9HY
Single-storey rear extension and single-storey detached outbuilding.
2022
Approved
Blean Parish Office 4 School Lane Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9JA
T21 - Corsican Pine - remove all split and hanging branches within the crown and dead bra…
2022
Approved
11A School Lane Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9JA
Replacement dwelling together with detached garage.
2022
Approved
20 School Lane Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9JA
T1 Hazel reduce by 30% to 2.5 meters previous cuts in front garden and T2 Cherry tree thi…
2021
Approved
18 School Lane Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9JA
T1) Reducing height of Dawn Redwood (Metasequoia) by maximum 1/3 and thinning lower canop…
2021
Approved
10 Chestnut Avenue Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9HY
Porch to front elevation.
2021
Approved
40 School Lane Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9JA
Details submitted pursuant to condition 04 (windows and doors) of planning permission CA/…
2021
Approved
The Fir Trees School Lane Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9JA
G1 - Group of Ash trees, at rear of the property, reduce by 30%.
2021
Approved
22 School Lane Blean Canterbury Kent CT2 9JA
Single-storey rear extension.
2018
Approved
8 Chestnut Avenue Blean CT2 9HY
Proposed detached two-storey dwelling.
2016
Approved
10 Chestnut Avenue Blean CT2 9HY
Proposed detached two-storey dwelling with new drop kerb and 2no. off street parking spac…
2017
Approved
27 School Lane Blean CT2 9JA
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed siting of a mobile home in th…
2016
Refused
Land Rear Of 40 School Lane Blean CT2 9JA
Proposed 8 no. semi-detached bungalows.
2016
Approved
26 School Lane Blean CT2 9JA
Proposed single-storey front extension.
Canterbury
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#177 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Canterbury is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #259 out of 292. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. 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.
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Canterbury decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #54 of 292
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #24 of 292
42%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #259 of 292
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #209 of 292
82%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
37 decided
978
Total decisions
65 refused in 2025