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Canterbury City Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Canterbury City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
3,601Searchable applications
538Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 1,899 approved or refused records
71Refused applications

1,828 approved · 71 refused · 108 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas98 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas463 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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More application records

  1. DecidedCA/25/00603

    Ground-floor infill extension.

    6 - 8 Longmarket Canterbury Kent CT1 2JS

    Received Not published
  2. Awaiting decisionCA/25/00604

    Change of use of first floor from office to student accommodation.

    6 - 8 Longmarket Canterbury Kent CT1 2JS

    Received Not published
  3. DecidedCA/25/00605

    T5 English Oak tree located in the front garden - fell.

    11 Hackington Road Tyler Hill Kent CT2 9NF

    Received Not published
  4. DecidedCA/25/00606

    Single-storey side, front and rear extension with external material changes.

    6 Birch Road Whitstable Kent CT5 3JA

    Received Not published
  5. DecidedCA/25/00607

    Single-storey front extension.

    124 Dargate Road Yorkletts Kent CT5 3AG

    Received Not published
  6. DecidedCA/25/00608

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed garage door to window together with use as ancillary accommodation.

    Juniper Summer Lane Tyler Hill Kent CT2 9NH

    Received Not published
  7. DecidedCA/25/00609

    Non material amendment to planning permission CA/22/00837/FUL for single-storey rear extension and first floor rear extension; to allow replacement of window and doors to rear of single-storey extension with doors, reduction in width of first-floor window to western elevation and omission of window to southern elevation of first-floor extension

    Ollerton Valley Road Barham Kent CT4 6NX

    Received Not published
  8. DecidedCA/25/00610

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed single-storey side extension.

    30 The Downs Cockering Road Chartham Kent CT4 7PU

    Received Not published
  9. DecidedCA/25/00611

    Non material amendment to planning permission CA/21/01798/RES for application for the approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to planning permission CA//18/00346/VAR for a 73 bed residential care home, to allow amended layout plan to include access road to care home.

    Land At Cockering Road Thanington Without Kent CT4 7BH

    Received Not published
  10. DecidedCA/25/00612

    Erection of wall along southern boundary.

    Boundary House St Stephen's Hill Canterbury Kent CT2 7AS

    Received Not published
  11. DecidedCA/25/00613

    Application for the approval of appearance and landscaping for the 5 dwellings including access, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission CA/23/02353/OUT.

    39 Essex Street Whitstable Kent CT5 4HP

    Received Not published
  12. DecidedCA/25/00616

    Change of use from wholesaler to retail including sale of hot and cold food together with beauty room.

    Unit 10 Cotton Road Wincheap Industrial Estate Canterbury Kent CT1 3RB

    Received Not published
  13. DecidedCA/25/00617

    Side and rear single-storey extension and single-storey extension to garage.

    Badgers Mount 1 Conyngham Lane Bridge Kent CT4 5JU

    Received Not published
  14. DecidedCA/25/00618

    Single-storey side and rear extension with a detached single-storey outbuilding.

    4 Court Hill Littlebourne Kent CT3 1TT

    Received Not published
  15. DecidedCA/25/00619

    Single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing single-storey rear extensions.

    6 Best Lane Canterbury Kent CT1 2JB

    Received Not published
  16. DecidedCA/25/00620

    Application for Listed Building Consent for single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing single-storey rear extensions.

    6 Best Lane Canterbury Kent CT1 2JB

    Received Not published
  17. DecidedCA/25/00621

    Two-storey detached dwelling.

    Land To Rear Of 14 Priest Walk Whitstable Kent CT5 2QN

    Received Not published
  18. DecidedCA/25/00622

    Application for Listed Building Consent for external alterations including non-illuminated metal lettering fixed directly to the shop fascia together with vinyl sticker on shop door.

    8B North Lane Canterbury Kent CT2 7EB

    Received Not published
  19. DecidedCA/25/00623

    Reduce height of Silver birch by 30% in rear garden.

    13 Invicta Close Canterbury Kent CT1 3BW

    Received Not published
  20. DecidedCA/25/00624

    Felling Licence application 019/802/2025 at Iffin Wood, New House Lane, Chartham.

    Iffin Wood New House Lane Chartham Kent

    Received Not published
  21. DecidedCA/25/00626

    T1) crown reduce Oak tree behind garage by 25% in both height and lateral spread.

    The Oaks Molehill Road Chestfield Kent CT5 3PD

    Received Not published
  22. DecidedCA/25/00627

    T1-Bay tree, reduce by 50% in height located in the rear garden. T2 - Conifer tree, fell to ground level located in the front garden.

    290 Canterbury Road Herne Kent CT6 7HB

    Received Not published
  23. DecidedCA/25/00628

    T1 - To crown reduce neighbours Conifer tree by 50% in height and cut back any overhanging branches to boundary.

    5 Lower Herne Road Herne Kent CT6 7NA

    Received Not published
  24. DecidedCA/25/00629

    Variation of condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission CA/24/01346 for, Single-storey rear and side extension, to allow the omission of the front porch and alterations to the fenestration.

    30 Cherry Orchard Chestfield Kent CT5 3NH

    Received Not published

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Researching a proposal in Canterbury City Council

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Canterbury City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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