5 Northwood Road Whitstable Kent CT5 2ET Data via plota.co.uk

CA/26/01433 - Cert of existing lawful use or devt Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application for lawful development certificate for existing use and conversion from 4 flats to single dwellinghouse. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 23 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 4

Special protection area about 316 m away: Outer Thames Estuary
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 45 m away: Tankerton; SSSI about 481 m away: The Swale SSSI; Inside the Whitstable built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Canterbury
Application type
Cert of existing lawful use or devt
Postcode
CT5 2ET
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Tankerton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Littlewood Architecture

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Oct 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