3 Triple Oast Plough Lane Upper Harbledown Kent CT2 9AS Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/01223 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement windows to front elevation. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Upper Harbledown, 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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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.
Upper Harbledown 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
China Cottage, Plough Lane, Upper Harbledown · 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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 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 £445,000 in November 2022. Semi-detached house, freehold.

15 November 2022£445,000
16 February 2018£410,000
11 August 2006£262,500
29 May 1997£126,000

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

Building

Floor area147 m² (1,582 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2021, 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
Full Application
Postcode
CT2 9AS
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
20 Jul 2026
Ward
Chartham And Stone Street
Parish
Harbledown
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision
GRANTED
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
MM|DP

How this decision compares

Decided in 73 days from validation, 18 days slower than Canterbury's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 98% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
372decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
31 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Sept 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

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.