8 Kilndown Gardens Canterbury Kent CT2 7TY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from single family dwelling house to children's home. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Nov 2026 and 25 Nov 2026, from Canterbury's recent changes of use.
Documents 2
Statements & assessments 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
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 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.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £355,000 in September 2023. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 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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Important details
- Council
- Canterbury
- Application type
- Cert of proposed lawful use or devt
- Postcode
- CT2 7TY
- Received
- 14 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sept 2026
- Ward
- St Stephens
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Nov 2026
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 8 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6006996 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Cityscape PTA
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 25 of the 56-day target. Canterbury usually decides changes of use by day 62.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Canterbury in the last twelve months, from validation. Canterbury decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 2 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Nov 2026
Historical activity at this location
15 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
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: 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.
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