Serenus The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Awaiting decision
CA/26/00362
Description
Details submitted pursuant to condition 4 (Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission CA/25/02000
Nearby new applications
Portways The Drive Chestfield Kent CT5 3NS
Erection of single storey detached garage
8 Willow Way Chestfield Kent CT5 3JJ
T1 Mature birch tree, remove 1 diseased bough. Tree located in rear garden.
Bridge House Molehill Road Chestfield Kent CT5 3PD
T2 - Oak - remove, located to front side of property. T3 - Oak - remove, located...
102 Chestfield Road Chestfield Kent CT5 3LR
First floor rear extension, rear dormer together with rooflight to front.
91 Chestfield Road Chestfield Kent CT5 3JH
T1 & T2- Oak trees - crown lift trees to a height of 4.2 metres and clear phone ...
Touchstones The Drive Chestfield Kent CT5 3NW
T1 - To reduce all upright branches in Willow tree back to the previous pollard ...
Historical activity at this location
31 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
Two-storey front, side and rear extensions and first floor extension.
2025
Approved
Two-storey front, side and rear extensions and first floor extension.
2025
Withdrawn
T.P.O No 7 1969, (T1) Oak - This tree is in serious decline and needs to be cut to ground…
2025
Withdrawn
T.P.O No 7 1969, (T1) Oak - This tree is in serious decline and needs to be cut to ground…
2025
Approved
Poplar (T1) - 1/3rd reduction. About 6m from the top as shown on photo 1within the rear g…
2025
Approved
Poplar (T1) - 1/3rd reduction. About 6m from the top as shown on photo 1within the rear g…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Mancroft The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Single-storey detached outbuilding.
2025
Approved
Mancroft The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Single-storey detached outbuilding.
2025
Approved
Mancroft The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Two storey front extension and single storey rear extension together with first floor ext…
2025
Approved
Mancroft The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Two storey front extension and single storey rear extension together with first floor ext…
2025
Approved
Huddlestone The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Fell one Leyland Cypress to front of property.
2025
Approved
Huddlestone The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Fell one Leyland Cypress to front of property.
2025
Approved
Greenleas The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
T1 - Hawthorn tree, in rear garden, fell.
2025
Approved
Greenleas The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
T1 - Hawthorn tree, in rear garden, fell.
2025
Approved
Huddlestone The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Willow tree, re-pollard to existing points located in the rear garden.
2025
Approved
Huddlestone The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Willow tree, re-pollard to existing points located in the rear garden.
2024
Approved
Greenleas The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
T1 - Oak tree, in front garden, crown reduce by no more than 2-3 metres in both height an…
2024
Approved
Greenleas The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
T1 - Oak tree, in front garden, crown reduce by no more than 2-3 metres in both height an…
2023
Approved
Huddlestone The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
T.P.O No 7 1969, T1 - To re-pollard Black Poplar tree to 0.5 - 1 metre past previous poin…
2023
Approved
Greenways The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
Single-storey rear extension following demolition of conservatory together with balcony a…
2022
Approved
Colindale The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
T1) Eucalyptus Tree - remove overhanging sections in rear garden of 11 Birkdale Close.
2021
Approved
Courtland House The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
Removal of chimney, insertion of flue, new window to side elevation together with changes…
2020
Approved
Minarto The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
T1) Fell Conifer tree on front boundary.
2020
Approved
The First Green The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
All located in the rear garden - T1 - Apple - Reduce height by max 1m and spread by max 1…
2020
Approved
Courtland House The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
Silver Birch (T1) - Lift crown by removing lower branches that are over hanging driveways…
2020
Approved
Robinshatch The Drove Chestfield Whitstable Kent CT5 3NY
Oak (T1) - reduce/reshape removing up to 2m Oak (T2) - reduce/reshape removing up to 2m…
2018
Approved
3 Birkdale Close Chestfield CT5 3PY
Proposed single-storey rear extension.
2018
Approved
Shrub Hill Cottage Molehill Road Chestfield CT5 3PA
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 03 (materials), 04 (rainwater goods, fenestratio…
2018
Approved
Shrub Hill Cottage Molehill Road Chestfield CT5 3PA
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 03 (materials), 04 (rainwater goods, fenestratio…
2017
Approved
Greenleas The Drove Chestfield CT5 3NY
T1 - Oak - crown reduce by 2-3m all round and crown lift by approx. 1m. T2 - Willow - rem…
2017
Approved
Huddlestone The Drove Chestfield CT5 3NY
TPO No.7, 1969 ? (T1) Poplar tree located in the front garden, re-pollarding to previous…
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