17 Westbere Lane Westbere Kent CT2 0HJ Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/00981 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of single-storey detached double garage together with 2 dormers to front elevation and 1 dormer to the rear elevation of main dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 08:59

Application progress

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Received

8 Jun 2026

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Approved

12 Aug 2026

Approved on 12 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Site constraints 12

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Westbere No.2, the postcode pin is inside its outline

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.

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.

Westbere No.2 conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

National infrastructure project about 236 m away: Richborough Connection Project

The site is about 236 m from 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 ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Special protection area about 248 m away: Stodmarsh

Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

Also on the record

SSSI about 249 m away: Stodmarsh SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sturry built-up area; Priority habitat about 15 m away: Deciduous woodland; Tree preservation order about 26 m away: Land Along Westbere Lane Westbere CT2 0HU; 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 Mining Remediation Authority, 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: Full Application
Postcode: CT2 0HJ
Received: 8 Jun 2026
Validated: 8 Jun 2026
Ward: Sturry
Parish: Westbere
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 3 Aug 2026
Decision: GRANTED
Decision date: 12 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Blackrock Architecture Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 10 days slower than Canterbury's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 97% of demolitions here are.

This one65d

Council55d

UK56d

72%decided within 8 weeks

97%approved

68decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice: 19 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 3 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Canterbury

Planning Authority Score

4.8/10

Below average

#158 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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