Rear extensions and new gates at 12 Fordwich Road, Sturry
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Canterbury Planning Committee on 16 Sept 2025.
The site
The site is a detached house in a conservation area and an Area of High Landscape Value, among properties with varied designs and ridge heights.
“The application site is located on Fordwich Road in Sturry and is a two-storey detached property, within Sturry Conservation Area and Canterbury Area of High Landscape Value (AHLV). The streetscene comprises a mix of properties of varying architectural styles and varying ridge heights.”
Officer report
Why officers recommended approval
Officers considered the design would preserve the conservation area, protect neighbouring living conditions and avoid additional flood risk.
“The Local Plan requires new proposals to be of high quality design and to have sufficient regard to the character, setting and context of the site. Extensions should aim to be subordinate to and complement the existing property in terms of design. The Local Plan also requires new developments to have sufficient regard for the context and character of the site and to preserve the character and appearance of conservation areas.”
“The application site is located within Flood Zone 3. A Flood Risk Assessment has been submitted with the application confirming flood resilience measures will be adopted, such as the ground-floor level being set no lower than the existing, ground –floor constructed of concrete and lime-based plaster to be used as well as other measures.”
Officer report
Consultation responses
Heritage, Southern Water and archaeology consultees raised no objections.
“Southern Water - no objection and note that the application site is not within their supply area…”
Officer report
The decision
Planning permission was granted for the development, subject to safeguarding conditions.
“Recommendation: Grant, subject to safeguarding conditions…”
“A proposal was put that planning permission be GRANTED for the development described in the above application.”
Minutes
Sources
- Canterbury Planning Committee minutes, 16 September 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Canterbury's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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- Committee
- Canterbury Planning Committee
- Council
- Canterbury
- Date
- Tuesday 16 September 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
- The application (council website)
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This committee's year
6 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.