Land At Sturry/Broad Oak Sturry Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application for the approval of appearance, landscaping, layout, scale for the outline application (with all matters reserved) for the development of up to 630 houses and associated community infrastructure comprising primary school, community building, public car park and associated amenity space, access, parking and landscaping; and detailed/full application for the construction of part of the Sturry Link Road and a local road from the Sturry Link Road to Shalloak Road pursuant to outline planning permission for the erection of 182 dwellings within Phase 4 with associated public open space, landscaping, cycle and vehicular parking and other associated infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
5 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 218.

Documents 58

Statements & assessments 26

PDF TRANSPORTATION Consultee Comment · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF LANDSCAPE DESIGN STATEMENT Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT - ECOLOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT FIGURES Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT BATS Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT BATS Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT BATS Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT BATS, DORMOUSE, REPTILE, NEWT Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT REPTILE AND BIRD Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT BIRD Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT BIRD Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT BIRD AND SNAIL Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT SNAIL AND BADGER Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT APPENDICES Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT APPENDICES Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND REPORT APPENDICES Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT HIGHWAYS TECHNICAL NOTE Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PHASE 1 1-4 Design and Access · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PHASE 1 5-7 Design and Access · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PHASE 1 8-13 Design and Access · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT CRIME PREVENTION Design and Access · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PHASE 4 1-4 Design and Access · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PHASE 4 5-7 Design and Access · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT PHASE 4 8-12 Design and Access · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Planning Statement · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF PHASE 4 DRAINAGE TECHNICAL NOTE Associated Document · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 7

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.
National infrastructure project: Richborough Connection Project
The site is inside the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 124, Sweechgate, Grade II, about 22 m from the postcode pin · 3 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.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Tree preservation order about 16 m away: 57 Shalloak Road Broad Oak CT2 0QH; Inside the Broad Oak (Canterbury) 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 Planning Inspectorate 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
Reserved Matters
Postcode
CT2 0NG
Received
5 Mar 2026
Validated
5 Mar 2026
Ward
Sturry
Parish
Sturry
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Agent
DHA Planning

Decision outlook

Day 218, past the statutory target. 32% of new homes in Canterbury are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Oct 2026.

Day 218127 days past the 91-day target
18%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
36decided in the last year

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

Public comments

4comments received
1 objecting3 neutral

25% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
20 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Jun 2026
Canterbury
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#158 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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