Cossington House 51 Cossington Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3HX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use from doctors surgery to 6 flats. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Documents 9
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Associated applications 2
- Prior approval for change of use from doctors surgery to 6 flats.
Site constraints 8
Show all 2 with distances
- 0 mOLD DOVER ROAD, OATEN HILL AND ST. LAWRENCE. Canterbury Cons Area. reg 12/11/1998
- 132 mThe HoystingsGrade II*
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £675,000 in July 2021. Other property, freehold.
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
- Prior - light ind to dwlg
- Postcode
- CT1 3HX
- Received
- 17 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Barton
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 12 May 2026
- Decision
- Prior approval approved
- Decision date
- 12 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 6 days faster than Canterbury's median of 62 for changes of use. Approved, as 97% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Canterbury in the last twelve months, from validation. Canterbury decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 12 May 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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