Farm Office Great Bossingham Farm Hardres Court Road Upper Hardres Kent CT4 6EA Data via plota.co.uk
CA/26/01073 - Farming consultation
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Proposal
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for agricultural freestanding rainwater storage tank. Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Approved
21 Jul 2026
Approved on 21 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Jul 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
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.
Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
The Bossingham (Upper Hardres) Conservation Area Reg 13.12.1995 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Bossingham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 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
- Farming consultation
- Postcode
- CT4 6EA
- Received
- 23 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Chartham And Stone Street
- Parish
- Upper Hardres
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Decision date
- 21 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
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How this decision compares
Decided in 28 days from validation, 15 days faster than Canterbury's median of 43 for prior approvals. Approved, as 90% of prior approvals here are.
This one28d
Council43d
UK33d
77%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
31decided in the last year
Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Canterbury in the last twelve months, from validation. Canterbury decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Approved
The Coach House The Street Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6DY
Two storey side extension.
2022
Approved
2 Westfield Cottages Hardres Court Road Upper Hardres Canterbury Kent CT4 6EA
Single storey rear pitched roof extension following demolition of existing flat roof rear…
2022
Great Bossingham Farm. Manns Hill Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6EB
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required in respect of an a…
2022
Approved
2 Westfield Cottages Hardres Court Road Upper Hardres Canterbury Kent CT4 6EA
Rear dormer and installation of 03 no. rooflights to front.
2021
Withdrawn
Hop Pocket The Street Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6DY
Alterations to existing access, proposed access, extension of hardstanding for additional…
2021
Approved
Great Bossingham Farm Manns Hill Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6EB
Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/19/10159/FUL for the proposed 5 no dwell…
2020
Two Acres Hardres Court Road Upper Hardres Kent CT4 6EA
Erection of 5 no. detached two-storey dwellings with associated garages, parking and land…
2020
Approved
1 Westfield Cottages Hardres Court Road Upper Hardres Canterbury Kent CT4 6EA
Single-storey detached garage and log store following demolition of existing garage.
2020
Approved
1 Westfield Cottages Hardres Court Road Upper Hardres Canterbury Kent CT4 6EA
T1 & T2 Ash trees. - Fell to ground level.Adjacent tree failed at root plate and damaged…
2020
Approved
2 Westfield Cottages Hardres Court Road Upper Hardres Canterbury Kent CT4 6EA
Beech trees -crown thin by approx 25% located in front garden.
2019
Approved
Haselor Lodge 1 Star Meadow The Street Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6DY
T1 - Eucalyptus - fell, T2 - Holly - fell, T3 - Brich - fell located in front garden. T4…
2019
Approved
Haselor Lodge 1 Star Meadow The Street Bossingham Canterbury Kent CT4 6DY
T1 - Eucalyptus - fell, T2 - Holly - fell, T3 - Brich - fell located in front garden. T4…
2019
Refused
Land Rear Of 2 Westfield Cottages Hardres Court Road Upper Hardres CT4 6EA
Proposed two-storey detached dwelling with associated car parking following demolition of…
2019
Refused
Land Rear Of 2 Westfield Cottages Hardres Court Road Upper Hardres CT4 6EA
Proposed two-storey detached dwelling with associated car parking following demolition of…
2019
Approved
Little Bossingham Farm Lime Kiln Lane Bossingham Upper Hardres CT4 6FY
Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/19/00630/FUL for proposed two single-sto…
2019
Approved
Little Bossingham Farm Lime Kiln Lane Bossingham Upper Hardres CT4 6FY
Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/19/00630/FUL for proposed two single-sto…
2019
Approved
Little Bossingham Farm Lime Kiln Lane Upper Hardres CT4 6FY
Details submitted pursuant to condition 03 (internal and external joinery) of listed buil…
2019
Approved
Little Bossingham Farm Lime Kiln Lane Upper Hardres CT4 6FY
Details submitted pursuant to condition 03 (internal and external joinery) of listed buil…
2017
Approved
Two Acres Hardres Court Road Upper Hardres CT4 6EA
Proposed five two-storey detached dwellings with associated garages following demolition…
2017
Approved
Two Acres Hardres Court Road Upper Hardres CT4 6EA
Details submitted pursuant to condition 07 (archaeology), 08 (drainage details), 10 (ecol…
2017
Approved
Great Bossingham Farm Manns Hill Bossingham Upper Hardes CT4 6EB
Fell Crab Apple tree (T6) - located on tree location plan.
2017
Approved
Lamplighters 1 Lime Kiln Lane Bossingham Upper Hardres CT4 6FY
Remove Ash tree at rear of property.
2017
Approved
Great Bossingham Farm Manns Hill Bossingham Canterbury CT4 6EB
Poplar tree (T1) & (T4).Felled Poplar trees (T2), (T3) & (T5).Apple Tree (T6) - raise cro…
2017
Approved
The Coach House The Street Upper Hardes CT4 6DY
Proposed two-storey side extension.
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.
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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
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