1 Neptune Gap Whitstable Kent CT5 1EY Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/01475 - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

3no. two and a half storey terraced dwellings following demolition of the existing dwelling. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 3 Nov 2026, from Canterbury's recent demolitions.

Site constraints 11

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Old Neptune Public House, Grade II, about 24 m from the postcode pin · 7 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.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Whitstable Town 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 ↗
Article 4 direction
Dwelling houses in Whitstable Town Conservation Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Special protection area about 15 m away: The Swale
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.
Whitstable to Iwade about 11 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
SSSI about 15 m away: The Swale SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Greater Thames Marshes; Inside the Whitstable built-up area; Priority habitat about 18 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 September 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 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
CT5 1EY
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Gorrell
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 26 of the 56-day target. Canterbury usually decides demolitions by day 55.

Day 2630 days to the 56-day target
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

6comments received
6 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
25 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 2026
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