8-10 St Margaret's Street Canterbury CT1 2RP Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/01063 - Advertisement Consent Approved

Proposal

Erection and display of four sets of non-illuminated Perspex lettering mounted to the external face of the ground-floor shopfront window panes, together with three non-illuminated Aluminium sign trays fixed to the shopfront. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Approved
9 Oct 2026

Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Delegated decision schedule 2 · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Site constraints 12

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Article 4 direction
Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Scheduled monument about 55 m away: City wall (site) and ditch on Rheims Way
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Local nature reserve about 144 m away: Whitehall Meadows
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Conservation area about 18 m away: CANTERBURY CITY (Canterbury Conservation Area) Reg 4.12.96
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 2; 17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 206 m away: Dane John Gardens; National infrastructure project about 1858 m away: Richborough Connection Project; Inside the Canterbury built-up area; Air quality management area about 33 m away: AQMA Canterbury No 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 Planning Inspectorate, 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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
CT1 2RP
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Westgate
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Aug 2026
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision schedule 2
Applicant
Show
Agent
On Architecture

How this decision compares

Decided in 109 days from validation, 48 days slower than Canterbury's median of 61 for commercial premises. Approved, as 100% of commercial premises here are.

46%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
65decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Aug 2026
Canterbury
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#158 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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