Land Southwest Of Canterbury Business Park, Highland Court Farm Coldharbour Lane Bridge CT4 5HL Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/00677 - SOD Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Details submitted pursuant to condition 18 (Ecological Mitigation and Enhancement Strategy) and condition 19 (Habitat Creation/Enhancement and Management Plan) to phase 1 of planning permission Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:57

Application progress

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Received

23 Apr 2026

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Approved

25 Jun 2026

Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Documents 9

Associated applications 13

Part of

OutlineApproved8 Sep 2023council archive

Conditions 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 27 discharged · 23 awaiting decision
- ConditionsDetails submitted pursuant to condition 18 (Ecological Mitigation and Enhancement Strategy)…This application23 Apr 2026CA/26/00677
- Show 11 more · 8 approved, 3 pending
  - ConditionsDetails submitted pursuant to condition 15 (archaeology).25 Sep 2026CA/26/01600
  - Reserved mattersApplication for the approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for proposed two…17 Aug 2026CA/26/01373
  - AmendmentNon-material amendment for Hybrid planning application for expansion of Canterbury Business…19 Jun 2026CA/26/01049
  - Show 8 earlier · 7 approved, 1 pending
    ConditionsDetails submitted pursuant to condition 15 (archaeology) for phase 1, Part B.16 Jun 2026CA/26/01027
    ConditionsDetails submitted pursuant to condition 15 (Archaeological Field Evaluation) for phase 1 (part…27 Apr 2026CA/26/00691
    ConditionsDetails submitted pursuant to condition 17 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) to phase 123 Apr 2026CA/26/00673
    ConditionsDetails submitted pursuant to condition 25 (Energy Strategy) to phase 1 - partial discharge23 Apr 2026CA/26/00672
    ConditionsDetails submitted pursuant to condition 16 (Construction Environmental Management Plan)…23 Apr 2026CA/26/00671
    ConditionsDetails submitted pursuant to condition 23 (Public right of Way and Bus Stop) to phase 1.23 Apr 2026CA/26/00674
    ConditionsDetails submitted pursuant to condition 27 (Phase 2 Contaminated Land Site Investigation)23 Apr 2026CA/26/00675
    ConditionsDetails submitted pursuant to condition 11 (Phasing Plan)12 Feb 2026CA/26/00252

Site constraints 7

Kent Downs National Landscape

Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.

Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.

Agricultural land, grade 3a

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Highland Court ( Bekesbourne With Patrixbourne ), about 7 m from the postcode pin

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Conservation area about 7 m away: Highland Court ( Bekesbourne With Patrixbourne )

The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Canterbury
Application type: SOD Planning Permission
Postcode: CT4 5HL
Received: 23 Apr 2026
Validated: 23 Apr 2026
Ward: Little Stour And Adisham
Parish: Bekesbourne With Patrixbourne
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 18 Jun 2026
Decision: Approved
Decision date: 25 Jun 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 18 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

2 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved

Hybrid planning application for expansion of Canterbury Business Park comprising detailed…

CA/22/02055 8 Sep 2023

2022 Approved

Hybrid planning application for expansion of Canterbury Business Park comprising detailed…

22/01598 20 Dec 2022

Canterbury

Planning Authority Score

4.8/10

Below average

#158 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Canterbury is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #259 out of 296. 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. View full council performance

Canterbury decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

95%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #18 of 296

97%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #27 of 296

43%

Decided in 8 weeks

Below avg (63%) #259 of 296

44%

Extended time limit

Above avg (41%) #176 of 296

84%

Minor dwellings approved

62 decided (1-9 homes)

95%

Major dwellings approved

20 decided (10+ homes)

93%

Change of use approved

29 decided

925

Total decisions

45 refused in the year to March 2026