Lower Garrington Farm Bekesbourne Lane Littlebourne Kent CT3 1XQ Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/00652 - Full Application Awaiting decision
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of front and rear porch together with replacement of window and doors to all elevations following the removal of existing front porch and bin store. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 171.

Documents 7

Statements & assessments 2

PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Design and Access · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Associated Document · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM CIL · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 28 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL PHOTOS Photo · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH SCHEDULE Photo · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Lower Garrington Farmhouse, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 2 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 ↗
Lee Priory & Garrington (Ickham & Well) 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Public bridleway about 28 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Priority habitat about 29 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 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.

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Important details

Council
Canterbury
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
CT3 1XQ
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Little Stour And Adisham
Parish
Ickham And Well
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Jun 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Conker Conservation Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 171, past the statutory target. 91% of demolitions in Canterbury are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 5 Oct 2026.

Day 171115 days past 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

1comment received
1 neutral

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
15 May 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

5 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Prior notification for Agricultural building.
CA/25/00329
2025 Approved
Prior notification for Agricultural building.
CA/25/00329
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Lower Garrington Farm Bekesbourne Lane Littlebourne Canterbury Kent CT3 1XQ
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (hedgework) of planning permission CA/21/03077/…
CA/22/00747
2021 Approved
Lower Garrington Farm Bekesbourne Lane Littlebourne Canterbury Kent CT3 1XQ
Erection of a Grain Store along with part retrospective application for Hard Standing.
CA/21/03077
2021 Withdrawn
Lower Garrington Farm Bekesbourne Lane Littlebourne Canterbury Kent CT3 1XQ
Application for prior notification for an Agricultural Building for use as a Grain store.
CA/21/02840
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings