Virgina Woolf College Giles Lane Canterbury Kent CT2 7BQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed external wall remediation and fire safety upgrade works to existing student accommodation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Jul 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 2
Site constraints 10
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
- Cert of proposed lawful use or devt
- Postcode
- CT2 7BQ
- Received
- 30 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Blean Forest
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 25 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Would be lawful
- Decision date
- 24 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ellis Williams Architects
How this decision compares
Decided in 24 days from validation, 31 days faster than Canterbury's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 98% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Canterbury in the last twelve months, from validation. Canterbury decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 25 Aug 2026
Historical activity at this location
5 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.
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