24 St Margaret's Street Canterbury Kent CT1 2TH Data via plota.co.uk

CA/25/01515 - Advertisement Consent Approved

Proposal

Erection and display of 1No. powdered coated steel Fascia sign 1No. powder coated steel Projecting sign 2No. Illuminated acrylic roundals to windows, together with LED digital screen. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 21 Aug 2025
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Approved
23 Oct 2026

Approved on 23 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

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.
CANTERBURY CITY (Canterbury Conservation Area) Reg 4.12.96 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 ↗
2 Article 4 directions
Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016 · St Margaret's Street 20 to 23. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Scheduled monument about 84 m away: Roman site, Butchery Lane
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
138 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 27-29, St Margaret's Street, Grade II, about 10 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 9 Grade II*, 106 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 ↗
Also on the record
World heritage site about 117 m away: Canterbury Cathedral, St. Augustine's Abbey and St. Martin's Church; National infrastructure project about 1370 m away: Richborough Connection Project; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Canterbury built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 13 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,510,000 in January 2022. Other property, freehold.

27 January 2022£1,510,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area1,024 m² (11,022 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 48)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, 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
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
CT1 2TH
Received
around 21 Aug 2025
Validated
21 Aug 2025
Ward
Westgate
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Oct 2025
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 428 days from validation, 372 days slower than Canterbury's median of 56 for advertisement consent. Approved, as 96% of advertisement consent here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
25decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
5 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2025
Canterbury
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#158 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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 and leaseholders: 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.