38 Virginia Road Whitstable Kent CT5 3HY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use of integral garage as living accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Jul 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Site constraints 1
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 £370,000 in August 2020. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Canterbury
- Application type
- Cert of proposed lawful use or devt
- Postcode
- CT5 3HY
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Chestfield
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Would be lawful
- Decision date
- 24 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 44 days from validation, 18 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
- 5 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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