Boorman Way Thanet Way Whitstable Kent

Awaiting decision CA/26/00787
Council
Date received
11 May 2026
Date validated
11 May 2026
Postcode
CT5

Description

Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/25/01290/VAR for the variation of condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission CA/23/01429 for part four/part five storey (with basement) care home with associated car parking and alterations to existing parking and landscaping, together with the creation of an additional 83 car parking spaces with associated access road, landscaping and alterations of site levels; to allow the approved 72 care apartments to by replaced by 102 care suites of single and double rooms with associated communal facilities, landscaping and parking; to allow redesign and removal of light well to basement, relocation of cycle store, car parking, stairs, lightwell reduction to ground floor, rear elevation alterations, stair relocated to outside of building, bridge redesign to second floor, redesign of roof terrace, plant relocation to roof plan.

Canterbury
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#172 of 282 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Canterbury is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #250 out of 282. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 40% national average. 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 performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #54 of 282
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #24 of 282
42%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #250 of 282
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #202 of 282
82%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
95%
Major dwellings approved
20 decided (10+ homes)
86%
Change of use approved
37 decided
978
Total decisions
65 refused in 2025