National Westminster House 37 Old Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3JB Data via plota.co.uk

Decided CA/25/01603
Appeal
Dismissed · 2 Dec 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3374965 ↗
Date received
around 4 Sept 2025
Date validated
4 Sept 2025
Postcode
CT1 3JB
Freehold owner

Description

T1)- 8 beech trees along left rear car park boundary, 25% crown thin, T2)- Beach tree centre rear boundary crown thin of approximately 25%, T3)- 2 Beech trees right corner of car park, remove one low branch, T4)- Sycamore tree adjacent yew right side, remove growth from around base, clean up the trunk and carry out a 15% crown thin, T5)- Yew tree right boundary, remove lowest stem from over the car park entrance road and reduce back any other higher growth to balance. T6)- London plane front, carry out a 20% crown thin and remove any major deadwood and reduce back from road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 10

38 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: OLD DOVER ROAD, OATEN HILL AND ST. LAWRENCE. Canterbury Cons Area. reg 12/11/1998, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 35 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.
Show all 38 with distances
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.
OLD DOVER ROAD, OATEN HILL AND ST. LAWRENCE. Canterbury Cons Area. reg 12/11/1998 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
Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 181 m away: Canterbury city walls; Radon affected area, class 2; National infrastructure project about 1717 m away: Richborough Connection Project; Registered park or garden about 207 m away: Dane John Gardens; Inside the Canterbury built-up area; Air quality management area about 10 m away: AQMA Canterbury No 3.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 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.

Building

Floor area625 m² (6,727 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 62)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, 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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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
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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

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.