Seven terraced homes at 2 Beresford Road, Whitstable
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Canterbury Planning Committee on 14 Oct 2025.
What was proposed
Seven three-storey terraced homes were proposed after demolishing the existing industrial units.
“PROPOSAL: 7 three-storey terraced dwellings following demolition of existing industrial units…”
“WEBLINK: CA/25/01206 | 7 three-storey terraced dwellings following demolition of existing industrial units. | 2 Beresford Road Whitstable Kent CT5 1JP”
Officer report
The site
The site is on Beresford Road among residential and commercial development, with the Whitstable Town Conservation Area to the west.
“The application site is a plot of land located along Beresford Road in Whitstable. The streetscene is characterised by a mixture of residential and commercial development and the Whitstable Town Conservation Area is located to the west. The site comprises a number of industrial units that would be demolished as part of the proposed redevelopment of the site.”
Officer report
What officers recommended
Officers recommended approval because the proposal was considered acceptable in principle, design, living conditions, highways, ecology, flooding and contamination, with safeguards.
“Principle ● Character and appearance ● Living conditions ● Parking and highway safety ● Ecology ● Flooding ● Contamination…”
“In light of the above, it is considered that the proposal would not have a harmful impact on the living conditions of neighbouring property occupiers in accordance with policies DBE3 and QL12 of the adopted Canterbury District Local Plan 2017 and the NPPF. Future occupiers 15. The Local Plan states that all new housing proposals should have an acceptable standard of accommodation in terms of its internal layout, room sizes and amenity space.”
Officer report
Consultation responses
consultees raised no objections, subject to conditions covering construction, materials, flooding, ecology, highways, sewer connections and other safeguards.
“CCC Environmental Health - no objection, subject to conditions re: Construction Environment Management Plan (CEMP)”
“CCC Heritage - no objection, subject to conditions re: materials and joinery details…”
Officer report
Objections received
Seven representations objected on grounds including scale, privacy, light, drainage, flooding, parking, construction impacts, ecology, overcrowding and loss of employment land.
“Scale and number of dwellings • Loss of privacy • Loss of view • Loss of light • Development out of keeping/out of scale with surrounding area • Impact on local services and facilities/infrastructure • Increased sewage/pollution • Impact on drainage and flooding • Overlooking • Overbearing • Light pollution • Environmental impacts of construction/demolition • Asbestos in buildings to be demolished • Noise • Parking • Properties due for demolition contain bats • Disruption…”
“Overdevelopment/overcrowding of site • Location of bin storage to rear exceeds recommended drag distance to roadside • Loss of employment land • Hazards/disruption from construction traffic…”
Officer report
The committee vote
The committee agreed to grant permission with an additional informative about aiming for energy efficiency above building regulations, by thirteen votes to none.
“A proposal was put that planning permission be GRANTED for the development described in the above application with an additional informative requesting that the developer consider the energy efficiency and aim to meet a standard above building regulations.”
“When put to a vote, the proposal was AGREED.”
Minutes
Sources
- Canterbury Planning Committee minutes, 14 October 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 14 October 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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