The Manor Valley Road Barham Kent CT4 6PN Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/00681 - Full Application Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Installation of free standing ground mounted solar panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Apr 2026
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Approved
7 Jul 2026

Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE FULL GRANTED C AND R RX Decision · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM CIL · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 11 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF SOLAR PANELS DETAILS Associated Document · 23 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Little Manor, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 5 Grade II
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.
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Historic England ↗
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.
Barham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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; Inside the Barham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £1,350,000 in October 2003. Detached house, freehold.

31 October 2003£1,350,000
2 July 1997£380,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Canterbury
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CT4 6PN
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Parish
Barham
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
7 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Architecture Design Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 75 days from validation, 19 days slower than Canterbury's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 96% of full applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
439decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Canterbury in the last twelve months, from validation. Canterbury decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
15 May 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Application for Listed Building Consent for external and internal alterations including r…
CA/25/01868
2025 Approved
Reconstruction of fire-damaged outbuilding with solar panels to the roof.
CA/25/01867
2025 Approved
Application for Listed Building Consent for external and internal alterations including r…
CA/25/01868
2025 Approved
Reconstruction of fire-damaged outbuilding with solar panels to the roof.
CA/25/01867
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2021
The Manor Valley Road Barham Canterbury Kent CT4 6PN
Detached garage with room above following demolition of existing garage.
CA/21/00369
2016 Approved
Bridge Cottage The Street Barham CT4 6NY
Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/12/00589/FUL for erection of garage with…
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2016 Approved
Valley Road Junction With The Street Barham CT4 6PN
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.