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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
3,750Searchable applications
537Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 1,989 approved or refused records
73Refused applications

1,916 approved · 73 refused · 113 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/25/02146

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed single-storey rear extension together with front porch extension.

    64 Old Bridge Road Whitstable Kent CT5 1RQ

    Received Not published
  2. DecidedCA/25/02147

    Application for lawful development certificate for existing use of dwelling as two separate flats.

    Flat 1 77 William Street Herne Bay Kent CT6 5NR

    Received Not published
  3. DecidedCA/25/02148

    T1) Fell silver birch, T2) crown reduce cherry tree by 1.5 meters, T3) crown reduce maple by 1.5 meters located to side boundary.

    Spring Cottage Spring Lane Fordwich Kent CT2 0DL

    Received Not published
  4. DecidedCA/25/02149

    T1) Cypress remove limb and reduce back by 1-2m, T2) Indian Bean remove dead wood, T3) Silver Birch 1m clearance from phone line, T4) Holly 1m clearance from phone line, T5) Trees fronting Gordon Road crown raise over path to 2.5m and road to 5.5m

    34 Gordon Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3PW

    Received Not published
  5. DecidedCA/25/02150

    Single-storey rear extension.

    7 Old School Mews Chartham Kent CT4 7JD

    Received Not published
  6. DecidedCA/25/02151

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed single-storey rear extension following the demolition of existing conservatory.

    45 West Cliff Gardens Herne Bay Kent CT6 8DT

    Received Not published
  7. DecidedCA/25/02152

    Application for lawful development certificate for existing use of residential garage for ancillary business use.�

    7 Caddie Walk Herne Bay Kent CT6 5JA

    Received Not published
  8. DecidedCA/25/02153

    T.P.O no 1 1953 G35.001 Norway Maple tree located to the rear of the property - fell. G35.002 Norway Maple tree located to the rear of the property - install 4t Cobra brace at 2/3 height from crown break, stem reduction of 3 metres to previous pruning points. W6.004 Holm Oak tree located to the north of the property - stem removal.

    Barham Crematorium Canterbury Road Barham Kent CT4 6QU

    Received Not published
  9. DecidedCA/25/02154

    Retrospective application for single-storey outbuilding for use as garage and workshop together with external staircase to side elevation with balcony area and solar panels to front roofslope.

    Sunny Downs Out Elmstead Lane Barham Kent CT4 6HL

    Received Not published
  10. DecidedCA/25/02156

    Silver Birch, fell tree located in the rear garden.

    Luckwell 16 Church Lane Westbere Kent CT2 0HA

    Received Not published
  11. DecidedCA/25/02157

    T1) Small Yew Crown Raise by 1.5m, T2) Small Yew Crown Raise over extended laterals by 1.5m for driveway access, T3) Small Beech Crown Raise by 1.5m to clear property roof, T4) Sycamore Crown Raise lowest branches by 1.5m to clear roof and Crown Thin by 20% to allow more light,, T5)Sycamore Crown Raise lowest branches by 1.5m to clear roof and Crown Thin by 20% to allow more light,T6) Remove to ground level large Horse Chestnut with a severe cavity at the base of the main stem leading into the root buttress, T7) Horse Chestnut remove 1No. low lateral limb with excessive tip weight to remove the risk of failure and irreparable damage to this veteran tree, T8) Sycamore with large cavity at approximately 2m remove to ground level.

    Memory House Seaton Road Ickham Kent CT3 1SL

    Received Not published
  12. DecidedCA/25/02158

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/25/00986/FUL for the Two-storey rear extension, increase in overall ridge height, second floor rear extension, single-storey rear conservatory with external canopy and new gates within existing boundary wall; to allow the use of integral garage into a habitable room with the replacement of garage door with window, amendments to bay window fenestration's, infill of window to front elevation together with front door replaced with a window. Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/25/00986/FUL for the Two-storey rear extension, increase in overall ridge height, second floor rear extension, single-storey rear conservatory with external canopy and new gates within existing boundary wall; to allow amendments to roof extension including the reconfiguration of rooflights.

    12 Fordwich Road Sturry Kent CT2 0BN

    Received Not published
  13. DecidedCA/25/02159

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/24/01689/FUL for the Reserved matters application for the approval of appearance, access, landscaping, layout and scale for development of Phases C and D consisting of 296 residential properties, alongside the provision of all associated infrastructure, parking, servicing, landscaping, utilities, and open space, pursuant to outline planning permission CA/15/01317/OUT; to allow an additional electricity substation located on the western side of the site, removal of ground floor flank windows to 21 different plots, Block A refuse store relocated from end of block to a position adjacent to the stairwell, Block B removal of side door to the bin store and Block C refuse store relocated from end of block to a position adjacent to the stairwell with plot 78 increasing the size of the unit from 50.40sq.m to 51.11 sq.m. together with house type 438 to include additional ground floor window on rear elevation.

    Strode Farm Lower Herne Road Herne Kent

    Received Not published
  14. DecidedCA/25/02160

    T1 Holly tree located in the rear garden - 25% crown reduction. T2 Syringa located in the rear garden - 3 metre reduction. T3 Yew tree located in the rear garden - fell. T4 Yew tree located in the rear garden - fell. T5 Quince located in the rear garden - fell.

    8 Hawks Lane Canterbury Kent CT1 2NU

    Received Not published
  15. DecidedCA/25/02161

    Erection of two-storey side extension and insertion of additional first floor window to the flank south-westerly elevation.

    15 Reculver Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 6LG

    Received Not published
  16. DecidedCA/25/02162

    Prior notification received on 24.11.2025 and expiring on 05.01.2026, for a single-storey rear extension with a depth of 4.80 metres, eaves height of 2.40 metres and overall height of 3.30 metres.

    7 Polo Field Drive Canterbury Kent CT3 4FA

    Received Not published
  17. DecidedCA/25/02163

    T3 Walnut tree located in rear garden. Crown reduction by 6 feet all round to provide clearance from property and greenhouse. Leaving tree approx 40ft tall 30ft wide.

    Medgetts Cottage Cooting Lane Blooden Adisham Kent CT3 3JG

    Received Not published
  18. DecidedCA/25/02164

    G1) mixed boundary trees including Cherry, Prunus and Hawthorn reduce by 2-2.5m, G2) Magnolia and Cherry, reduce by 1-1.5m located in rear garden.

    2 Chaucer Mews Upper Harbledown Kent CT2 9BF

    Received Not published
  19. DecidedCA/25/02165

    T1 Rowan tree located behind garage - pruning and removing all small branches and main trunk reduction to 1 metre. T2 Hydrangea located behind the garage - reduction to 1 metre height.

    14 Becket Mews Canterbury Kent CT2 8DF

    Received Not published
  20. DecidedCA/25/02166

    Single-storey linked extension, two-storey detached outbuilding together with extending the raised gravel drive, widening the gated entrance and the installation of an LPG tank, along with external changes to outbuilding and replacement flue.

    The Old Rectory Church Road Hoath Kent CT3 4JT

    Received Not published
  21. DecidedCA/25/02168

    Installation of cricket practice nets.

    The Junior Kings School Milner Court Church Lane Sturry Kent CT2 0AY

    Received Not published
  22. DecidedCA/25/02169

    Single storey rear extension and single storey outbuilding, together with installation of 6 no. solar panels on the roof, following demolition of existing conservatory and rear extension.

    41 Pier Avenue Whitstable Kent CT5 2HQ

    Received Not published
  23. DecidedCA/25/02170

    T1 Yew tree. Reduce in height from 10 metres to 7.5 metres and spread from 8 metres to 6 metres and crown lift over patio area to 6 metres, T2 Yew tree. Reduce in height from 10 metres to 7.5 metres and spread from 8 metres to 6 metres, T3 Multistemmed Sycamore. Fell. Poor form and impeding on the mature Cedar tree causing die back in upper crown of the Cedar.

    Bridge Hill House Higham Lane Bridge Kent CT4 5AY

    Received Not published
  24. DecidedCA/25/02171

    Single and first floor rear extensions and insertion of window in first floor side elevation.

    38 Priest Avenue Canterbury Kent CT2 8PJ

    Received Not published

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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.

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