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Planning appeals in Canterbury City Council

Name: Planning appeal decisions in Canterbury City Council
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One authority from the free search of every English planning appeal since 2016, searchable by words or by meaning.

Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Canterbury City Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 543 planning appeals in Canterbury City Council since 2016, of which 22% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 50 decisions, 26% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 28 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

554

appeals on record since 2016

22%

of decided appeals allowed

28 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 26% allowed

By appeal type

Householder110 decided

30% allowed

Minor308 decided

17% allowed

Major32 decided

44% allowed

Commercial8 decided

13% allowed

Enforcement53 decided

6% allowed

Other39 decided

31% allowed

Not classified4 decided

75% allowed

By procedure

Written representations497 decided

21% allowed

Hearings26 decided

23% allowed

Inquiries31 decided

32% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 39 · 29% allowed 2025 · 50 · 23% allowed 2024 · 48 · 31% allowed 2023 · 36 · 28% allowed 2022 · 44 · 26% allowed 2021 · 45 · 18% allowed 2020 · 52 · 27% allowed 2019 · 69 · 23% allowed 2018 · 70 · 9% allowed 2017 · 66 · 17% allowed 2016 · 35 · 18% allowed

Latest decisions in Canterbury City Council

Dismissed28 September 2026· other6008107
Dane Cottage, Hoggs Lane, Petham, CT4 5PJ
Dismissed28 September 2026· householder6008105
Dane Cottage, Hogg Lane, Petham, CT4 5PJ
Allowed24 September 2026· householder6010614
82 Island Wall, Whitstable, CT5 1EL
Allowed18 September 20266009081
Ground Floor, 2 Douglas Road, Herne Bay, CT6 6AE
Replacement of ground-floor front and rear windows and rear door from timber to uPVC
Dismissed11 August 2026· minor6009628
69 Joy Lane, Whitstable, CT5 4DD
4 two-storey detached dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping
Allowed3 August 20263345208
Seasalter Holiday Park, 400 Faversham Road, Seasalter, Whitstable, CT5 4BW
Allowed3 August 20263345202
Seasalter Holiday Park, 400 Faversham Road, Seasalter, Whitstable, CT5 4BW
Dismissed4 June 20266005015
100, Central Parade, Herne Bay, CT6 5JL
proposed replacement windows to front and side elevation
Split Decision2 June 2026· enforcement3332447
Four Buoys , Radfall Ride , Whitstable , CT3 3EW
Split Decision2 June 2026· enforcement3332446
Four Buoys , Radfall Ride , Whitstable , CT3 3EW
the construction of a building for independent residential use
Allowed28 May 2026· householder6004648
Vistamar, Western Esplanade, Herne Bay, Kent, CT6 8BU
a balcony to rear
Dismissed28 April 2026· minor6003788
Land Rear of 38 Golden Hill, South of Thanet Way, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 3AR
erection of a dwelling, demolition of existing workshop/garage, erection of new garage, access and associated hard and soft landscaping
Dismissed28 April 2026· minor6002982
Land at Old Thanet Way, Whitstable, CT5 3JB
change of use of land from part storage to stationing of 'self-storage' containers and laying of associated hardsurfacing area
Dismissed14 April 2026· householder6002885
12 Nelson Road, Whitstable, Kent, CT5 1DP
erection of rear dormer and installation of velux windows to front elevation to facilitate loft conversion
Invalid9 April 2026· enforcement3343204
Land North West of Swanton Lane, Sturry, Canterbury, Kent , CT3 4AX
Use of land for storage of caravan(s)

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.