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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
3,802Searchable applications
546Recorded as pending
96%Approval rate · 2,011 approved or refused records
75Refused applications

1,936 approved · 75 refused · 116 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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

  1. DecidedCA/26/00002

    Installation of roller shutter to front.

    9 Vernon Place Canterbury Kent CT1 3HG

    Received Not published
  2. DecidedCA/26/00003

    Variation of condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission CA//18/00520/LB for application for listed building consent for internal and external alterations, to allow alteration to flue.

    Ickham Court The Street Ickham Kent CT3 1QW

    Received Not published
  3. DecidedCA/26/00004

    Two front dormer extensions and increase size of existing front dormer extension.

    Trentham Radfall Road Chestfield Kent CT5 3EN

    Received Not published
  4. DecidedCA/26/00005

    Garage conversion to form bedroom and associated alterations.

    37 Fordwich Road Sturry Kent CT2 0BW

    Received Not published
  5. DecidedCA/26/00006

    Variation of condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission CA//18/00519 for the proposed single-storey detached garage together with external alterations to existing outbuilding; to allow the relocation of flue to side elevation.

    Ickham Court The Street Ickham Kent CT3 1QW

    Received Not published
  6. DecidedCA/26/00007

    Variation of condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission CA//19/00395 for the proposed single-storey detached 3 bay car barn with electric charging points; to allow the installation of 3 timber garage doors to west elevation and 3 rooflights to east elevation.

    Ickham Court The Street Ickham Kent CT3 1QW

    Received Not published
  7. DecidedCA/26/00008

    Holly tree, reduce the height of the holly tree by 30% located in the rear garden. Cedar, removal of branch hanging into garden located in the garden to the rear of the property.

    29 Hospital Lane Canterbury Kent CT1 2PE

    Received Not published
  8. DecidedCA/26/00009

    T.P.O No 2 1973, T1 Horse Chestnut, crown thin by 20%, G2 Macrocarpa and Sycamore reduce height by 3m

    3 The Crescent Canterbury Kent CT2 7AQ

    Received Not published
  9. Awaiting decisionCA/26/00010

    Details submitted pursuant to conditions 3 (CEMP) 5 (Biodiversity) 6 (materials) and 7 (contaminated runoff) of planning permission CA/23/00118.

    Dane Farm House Dane Hill Road Bladbean Kent CT4 6LY

    Received Not published
  10. DecidedCA/26/00012

    Erection of two-storey detached dwelling together with attached double garage with roof terrace above.

    Land Adjacent To Bluebells Willow Road Whitstable Kent

    Received Not published
  11. DecidedCA/26/00013

    Single-storey rear extensions.

    29 Albany Drive Herne Bay Kent CT6 8PS

    Received Not published
  12. DecidedCA/26/00014

    T.P.O No 1 1957, 14 Betula pendula - fell to ground level, G1 group of 6 Leylandii - reduce below electric cables, 31 Betula pendula - fell to ground level, 35 Sweet Chestnut - monolith at 7m, 39 Betula pendula - fell to ground level, 67 Prunus avium - remove secondary stem, 69 Betula pendula - dead tree - fell to ground level.

    Dogs Trust Canterbury Radfall Road Chestfield Kent CT5 3ER

    Received Not published
  13. DecidedCA/26/00015

    T1 - Beech. Remove two low laterals which hang over parking area. Reduce laterals away from roof and chimney to give 2.5m clearance. T2 - Plane. Remove one lower limb that is over extended and interferes with other trees. this will also balance the crown. T3 - Magnolia. Fell to ground level, due to tree being out of place for the parkland setting. T4 - Sycamore - Clean lower trunk of deadwood and ivy. Crown raise to 4m, to give clearance to sheds. G1 - Driveway trees. Crown raise low branches over driveway to give 5m headroom. G2 - lapsed nut coppices - Coppice trees, in line with good management practice and allow to re generate. Trees located to rear and side of property.

    West Cottage Seaton Road Ickham Kent CT3 1SL

    Received Not published
  14. DecidedCA/26/00016

    White Poplar Tree located at the boundary of 72 and 74. Reduce the height of the tree by 30% (approx 21ft) and remove up to 5ft from lateral branches to retain balance.

    72 Station Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 5QH

    Received Not published
  15. DecidedCA/26/00018

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 9 ( accessibility) of planning permission CA/25/00111/RES.

    Strode Farm Lower Herne Road Herne Kent

    Received Not published
  16. DecidedCA/26/00019

    T1) Ash tree re-pollard located in rear garden.

    6 Victoria Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3SG

    Received Not published
  17. DecidedCA/26/00020

    Hazel hedge row to be cut to approximately 8ft from ground located at the front boundary of the property.

    13 Willow Way Chestfield Kent CT5 3JJ

    Received Not published
  18. DecidedCA/26/00021

    1 x Prunus tree to be reduced by approximately 30%, 1 x Sycamore to be felled due to tree becoming too large causing excess shade in interfering with the cables above.

    29 Canterbury Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 5DQ

    Received Not published
  19. DecidedCA/26/00022

    T1 line of Beech, Ash and Poplar trees located to the side of the property - 40-50% reduction.

    Meadowbrook Barn Church Lane Chislet Kent CT3 4EB

    Received Not published
  20. DecidedCA/26/00023

    T1 Conifer hedge row located in the rear garden - reduce back to previous cutting points (approximately 50%).

    23 Downs Park Herne Bay Kent CT6 6BY

    Received Not published
  21. DecidedCA/26/00024

    Single-storey rear extension together with new pitch to flat roof over the existing extension and changes to materials.

    26 Cherry Garden Road Canterbury Kent CT2 8EP

    Received Not published
  22. DecidedCA/26/00025

    Beech tree 25% crown reduction and 15% crown thinning .

    The Old Rectory Church Lane Kingston Kent CT4 6HY

    Received Not published
  23. DecidedCA/26/00026

    Variation of condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission CA/24/00766 for Change of use of log store to create additional space for the existing children's nursery; to allow extension of nursery accommodation into existing storage area within barn, installation of additional doors and windows to eastern and southern elevations, and replacement roof

    The Barn Goldfinch Farm Ford Road Herne Kent CT6 7AD

    Received Not published
  24. DecidedCA/26/00027

    T1 Prunus fell as too large and in poor condition located in rear garden

    59 St Augustines Road Canterbury Kent CT1 1XR

    Received Not published

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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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