34 London Road Canterbury Kent CT2 8LN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of ground floor from public house to retail. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Nov 2026 and 18 Nov 2026, from Canterbury's recent changes of use.
Documents 11
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 8
Licence at this address
Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.
Site constraints 9
Show all 29 with distances
- 0 m27-33, London RoadGrade II
- 13 m25 and 26, London RoadGrade II
- 16 m67-72, London RoadGrade II
- 18 m66a and 66b, London RoadGrade II
- 21 m35-38, London RoadGrade II
- 23 mCanterbury ( London Road )
- 25 m20-23, London RoadGrade II
- 25 mOrchard HouseGrade II
- 35 m73-78, London RoadGrade II
- 65 m15, London RoadGrade II
- 66 mPaving and Cobbles in Front of Nos 1 to 15Grade II
- 71 m13 and 14, London RoadGrade II
- 81 m79, London RoadGrade II
- 84 m12, London RoadGrade II
- 88 mStone wall to Aucher CloseGrade II
- 90 m10 and 11, London RoadGrade II
- 91 mAucher CloseGrade II
- 101 m8 and 9, London RoadGrade II
- 110 m6 and 7, London RoadGrade II
- 121 m4 and 5, London RoadGrade II
- 122 mOrchard LodgeGrade II
- 122 mCANTERBURY ( WHITSTABLE ROAD ) Registered 04.12.1996
- 134 m22-28, St Dunstan's TerraceGrade II
- 135 mLondon Road (North West Side), No 1 No 2 No 3
- 140 m3, London RoadGrade II
- 140 m17, New StreetGrade II
- 140 mThe Church of St Dunstan's Without the West GateGrade I
- 143 m11-18, Cross StreetGrade II
- 147 m2, London RoadGrade 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, 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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- CT2 8LN
- Received
- 7 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Westgate
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Malathy Group Limited
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 51 of the 56-day target. Canterbury usually decides changes of use by day 62.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Canterbury in the last twelve months, from validation. Canterbury decision record →
Public comments
98% object · above the UK average of 74%
7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Site or press notice
- 18 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 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.
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.
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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