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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates3,633Searchable applications
538Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 1,918 approved or refused records
71Refused applications
1,847 approved · 71 refused · 108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information Planning and buildingLocal plan Interactive planning mapsConservation areas Conservation areas
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01227862178Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas98 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas463 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- DecidedCA/25/00915
T1) - Alder - Fell located to side of property.
16 The Spires Canterbury Kent CT2 8SD
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00916
Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/24/00472/FUL for the two-storey side and single-storey rear extension, roof extension together with first floor side elevation window and rear decking; to allow reduction of width of bi-fold doors and insertion of window to rear elevation.
144 St Stephens Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7JS
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00917
T1), Ash, fell and T2), Judas tree, reduced by 2.5m from the tips located in rear garden.
30 Conyngham Lane Bridge Kent CT4 5JX
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00918
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (window and door details), 4 (dormer and pediment details) and 5 (slate roof samples) of planning permission CA/24/01170/FUL.
124 - 135 Central Parade Herne Bay Kent CT6 8SS
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00919
Single-storey rear extension to outrigger and single-storey infill rear extension following demolition of existing rear walls, replacement ground floor window and door from timber to aluminium to side elevation together with external material alterations
20 Bekesbourne Lane Littlebourne Kent CT3 1UY
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00920
Application for Listed Building Consent for external and internal alterations including removal of internal partitions and external walls to ground floor, single-storey rear extension to outrigger, single-storey infill rear extension, replacement ground floor window and door from timber to aluminium to side elevation, and repositioning of internal doors together with external material alterations
20 Bekesbourne Lane Littlebourne Kent CT3 1UY
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00921
First floor side extension.
11 Cherry Avenue Canterbury Kent CT2 8EN
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00922
Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/24/00880/FUL for the single-storey front extension with covered porch, replacement side porch, replacement of cedar shingles with cladding together with detached carport; to allow roofing tiles on the detached carport as dark grey slate tiles.
7 Bridgeford Way Bridge Kent CT4 5LE
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00923
T1 - Cherry - removal of dead stem, located in the front garden, T2 - Eucalyptus - reduction of approximately 6 metres from the top & tidying of lateral branches to balance the tree ,T3 - Unknown species - fell tree to ground level to allow space for hawthorne to grow, T4 - Bay - trim the entire tree, removal of new growth only, T5 - Elm - reduction of approximately 3 metres from the top & all sides, T6 - Plum - fell tree to ground level to allow more light into the garden all located within the rear garden.
Dormy Cottage The Drive Chestfield Kent CT5 3NW
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00924
T1 - Species unknown, reduce by approximately 1 metre in height & trim the sides located in the front garden. T2 - Silver birch, reduce by approximately 3 metres in height & trim the sides by approximately 1 metre located in the rear garden. T3 - Pear tree, fell to ground level located in the rear garden. T4 - Damson, reduce by approximately 1 metre in height & trim the sides located in the rear garden. T5 - Pittosporum, reduce by approximately 1 metre in height & trim the sides located in the rear garden.
Danemead The Drive Chestfield Kent CT5 3NW
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00925
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed solar panels to roof side elevations.
2 Chapel Close Canterbury Kent CT1 1NL
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00926
Two-storey and single-storey side extension.
Cherry Trees Wootton Close Petham Kent CT4 5WE
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00927
Details submitted pursuant to condition 23 (Piling Risk Assessment) of planning permission CA//17/02907/OUT
Land South Of Greenhill Road Herne Bay
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00928
Single-storey side extension together with dormer to rear and rooflights to front elevation.
St Margarets Oxenden Square Herne Bay Kent CT6 8TW
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00929
Replacement of existing external doors & windows from timber to UPVC to all elevations.
265 Sturry Road Canterbury Kent CT1 1DS
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00930
Application for Listed Building Consent for internal alterations including changes to internal walls.
41 King Street Canterbury Kent CT1 2AJ
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00931
Application for Listed Building Consent for external alterations including repainting front elevation.
108 Central Parade Herne Bay Kent CT6 5JL
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00932
T1 Prunus cerasus - cherry: reduce back to the previous points, T2 Acer pseudoplatanus - sycamore:re pollard to previous points, T3 Cupressocyparis leylandii - Leyland cypress: reduce height by 50%.
22 Borstal Hill Whitstable Kent CT5 4LX
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00933
T1 - Elder, fell to ground located in the rear garden. T2 - Hawthorne, fell to ground located in the rear garden. T3 - Pine, fell to ground located in the rear.
Chequers Barn High Street Fordwich Kent CT2 0DX
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00934
T1 Acer negundo - box elder: reduce the crown of the tree by 25% in front garden, T2 Cedrus deodara - Deodar cedar reduce crown by 25% located in the rear garden.
7 Summer Hill Harbledown Kent CT2 8NH
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00935
T1 - Holly, fell to ground level located in the rear garden
63 - 64 St Dunstans Street Canterbury Kent CT2 8BS
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00936
Two storey building for tyre fitting, MOTs, servicing, and cafe following demolition of the existing building.
1 Simmonds Road Wincheap Industrial Estate Canterbury Kent CT1 3RA
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00937
First floor extension to garage to provide ancillary accommodation.
2 Matthews Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 7SL
Received Not published - DecidedCA/25/00938
Details submitted pursuant to condition 7(ii) (Archaeological evaluation report) of planning permission CA//18/00576/FUL
10 William Street Herne Bay Kent
Received Not published
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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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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