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From the council’s own planning register, read in full from 2006. One of the councils’ registers on one map in Town Planner Pro.
Town Planner Pro holds 51,808 planning applications from the planning register of Canterbury, read in full from 2006 to 4 November 2026. Of the 40,553 approved or refused, 90% were approved. In the last twelve months 1,436 were approved or refused, 97% approved. Figures as at 11 November 2026; the register was last read on 4 November 2026.
51,808
applications held
90%
of those approved or refused, approved
1,436
approved or refused in the last 12 months, 97% approved
686
pending on the register
By year
By the year the council validated each application (received, where no date of validation is given). % approved is of those approved or refused.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused | Withdrawn | % approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 to date | 1,720 | 817 | 20 | 38 | 98% |
| 2025 | 2,240 | 1,370 | 62 | 80 | 96% |
| 2024 | 2,156 | 1,398 | 95 | 82 | 94% |
| 2023 | 2,214 | 1,452 | 119 | 94 | 92% |
| 2022 | 2,471 | 1,688 | 111 | 118 | 94% |
| 2021 | 2,885 | 1,954 | 142 | 189 | 93% |
| 2020 | 2,699 | 1,785 | 128 | 169 | 93% |
| 2019 | 2,832 | 1,879 | 162 | 178 | 92% |
| 2018 | 2,871 | 1,895 | 186 | 182 | 91% |
| 2017 | 3,245 | 2,188 | 247 | 151 | 90% |
| 2016 | 3,181 | 2,071 | 280 | 124 | 88% |
| 2015 | 3,014 | 1,992 | 269 | 125 | 88% |
| 2014 | 2,979 | 1,845 | 269 | 90 | 87% |
| 2013 | 1,867 | 1,513 | 168 | 118 | 90% |
| 2012 | 1,909 | 1,620 | 159 | 97 | 91% |
| 2011 | 1,902 | 1,613 | 144 | 87 | 92% |
| 2010 | 1,952 | 1,673 | 184 | 72 | 90% |
| 2009 | 1,773 | 1,457 | 215 | 84 | 87% |
| 2008 | 2,163 | 1,749 | 291 | 106 | 86% |
| 2007 | 2,752 | 2,188 | 395 | 152 | 85% |
| 2006 | 2,474 | 2,028 | 308 | 123 | 87% |
90% of the applications held are on the map, placed by the council’s own point or red line, the property, or the postcode. Outcomes are the register’s; an application whose outcome is not yet read counts in none of the three.
The appeals decided here are in the appeal record for Canterbury City Council.
Newest applications in Canterbury
The 40 most recently validated, newest first.
- Pendingvalid 4 November 2026CA/26/01823
Land Off Cockering Road Thanington Without
Details submitted pursuant to condition 17 (Foul Sewage Network) of planning permission CA//18/00346/VAR
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 3 November 2026CA/26/01551
14 Stanley Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 5SH
Hawthorne in rear garden, prune overhanging branches and reduce the height by 30%.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 3 November 2026CA/26/01820
Henry Court Gordon Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3PL
T1-T3-Cypress trees, reduce trees from 9 metres to 6 metres within the communal grounds. T4-Portugal Laurel, thin the crown by approximately 15-20% within the communal grounds.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 3 November 2026CA/26/01822
Mancroft The Drove Chestfield Kent CT5 3NY
Fell Blackthorn and Hawthorn numbered 1-15 on attached sketch map. Removal of these trees is required in order to replace the boundary fence in the rear garden. All mature willows are to be retained.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 3 November 2026CA/26/01821
2 Red Tile Cottages Garlinge Green Road Garlinge Green Kent CT4 5RT
T1 1 x Poplar, complete removal (fell) to ground level,complete removal is requested to stabilize the soil mechanics surrounding the dwelling.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01813
Land Adj To Old Thanet Way Whitstable Kent
Details submitted pursuant to condition 11 (Kitchen Ventilation), condition 17 (Cycle Store) and condition 20 (External Lighting) of planning permission CA/23/02115/OUT
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/00179
Breach Farm Elham Valley Road Barham Kent CT4 6LN
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use of barn for Agricultural use.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01794
Land East Of Manns Hill Bossingham CT4 6EB
Details submitted pursuant to condition 8 (external surfaces) and 12 (watching brief) of planning permission CA/25/00002/FUL.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01810
Hoplands Farm Island Road Hersden Canterbury Kent CT3 4HQ
Details submitted pursuant to condition 7 (Travel Plan) of planning permission CA/22/01584/FUL
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01801
110 Joy Lane Whitstable Kent CT5 4EW
New front boundary wall and gate.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01811
Land Southwest Of Canterbury Business Park, Highland Court Farm Coldharbour Lane Bridge CT4 5HL
Details submitted pursuant to condition 25 (Energy Strategy) to phase and 3 of planning permission CA/22/02055/OUT - partial discharge
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01806
18 St Augustines Road Canterbury Kent CT1 1XR
T1-Beech tree, reduce the re-growth back on the property side to its previous cutting points and fade out located on the right boundary of the rear garden. T2-Hawthorn tree, dismantle the tree section-section to near ground level located on the right boundary in the rear garden. T3-Conifer trees, lift the low growth by 2.5 metres over the neighbours shed by removing several underside branches located on the rear boundary of the rear garden. T4-Conifer trees, tidy the rear of the tree overhanging into neighbours property back located on the rear boundary of the rear garden.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01816
49 High Street Canterbury Kent CT1 2SE
Application for Listed Building Consent for internal alterations including replacement and repair of internal doors in basement and ground floor.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01814
82 Island Wall Whitstable Kent CT5 1EL
False Acacia to cut back tree at no 86 Island wall to the boundary line located in the rear garden.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01812
82 Island Wall Whitstable Kent CT5 1EL
Details submitted pursuant to conditon 4 (CEMP) of planning permission CA/25/01821/FUL.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01809
Land Southwest Of Canterbury Business Park, Highland Court Farm Coldharbour Lane Bridge CT4 5HL
Details submitted pursuant to condition 17 (Surface Water) phases 2 and 3 of planning permission CA/22/02055/OUT
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01805
4 Lincoln Avenue Canterbury Kent CT1 3YD
T.P.O no 12/1975, T1 & T2-sycamores, climb and reduce trees by approximately 20 - 25% and re-shape all round to balance, remove several low hanging branches to lift and remove any epicormic growth from the main trunks of the trees. T3-Chestnut tree, reduce tree by 5% located in the corner of the garden down. T4-Sycamore, reduce the tree by approximately 20% (2nd crown height) and shape all round located in the front garden.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01804
49 Old Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3DE
T1) - Holly tree located in the front garden. To reduce the tree down to its previous cutting points and re-shape all round , lift the low growth all round up to approximately 6ft 6".
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01800
Wyvern 57A New House Lane Thanington Without Kent CT4 7BJ
Side dormers.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01802
42 Tile Kiln Hill Blean Kent CT2 9EE
5 day exemption request- Goats Willow Tree removal of tree located on right-side border in rear garden. Goats Willow Tree, Location: Right-side border, Approximate height / trunk diameter: 17m. Tree split at and a substantial section has fallen across the right-hand boundary fence, We have instructed a qualified tree surgeon, who has inspected the tree and confirmed in writing that it is dangerous and requires removal without delay.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 2 November 2026CA/26/01803
Hoplands Farm Island Road Hersden Kent CT3 4HQ
Details submitted pursuant to condition 12 (external lighting) of planning permission CA/22/01584/FUL
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 30 October 2026CA/26/01796
Land Off Cockering Road Thanington Without
Details submitted pursuant to condition 14 (surface water) of planning permission CA//18/00346/VAR
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 30 October 2026CA/26/01797
Land Off Cockering Road Thanington Without
Details submitted pursuant to condition 39 (Noise Attenuation measures) of planning permission CA//18/00346/VAR
The council’s page - Approvedvalid 30 October 2026CA/26/01251
Chestfield Cricket Club Grasmere Road Chestfield Kent CT5 3LX
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed siting of a caravan for use ancillary to the cricket club.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 30 October 2026CA/26/01735
34 Landon Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 6HP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed sitting of caravan in rear garden for ancillary use.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 30 October 2026CA/26/01744
108 Island Wall Whitstable Kent CT5 1DY
Proposed rooflight on front elevation.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 30 October 2026CA/26/01761
The Damsons 41A Chapel Lane Blean Kent CT2 9HE
TPO 4/2013 - Fell 11 dead Ash trees and fell Goat Willow located to land at rear of The Damsons.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 30 October 2026CA/26/01799
Sea Sunset Villa 5 Medina Avenue Whitstable Kent CT5 4EN
Attached single storey garage.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 30 October 2026CA/26/01784
37 South Canterbury Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3LH
Remove 1 Common Walnut, 1 Mulberry, 1 Callery Pear and 1 Sweetgum tree located in rear garden.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 30 October 2026CA/26/01792
Memory House Seaton Road Ickham Kent CT3 1SL
5 day exemption to fell tree located in the rear garden.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 30 October 2026CA/26/01798
Littlebourne Recreation Club High Street Littlebourne Kent CT3 1ST
(T1) Small Maple tree - has split in half due to storm. Fell remaining section of tree and remove all from site Tree sited adjacent to BMX track on Recreation ground.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 29 October 2026CA/26/01791
Land South Of Greenhill Road Herne Bay
Details submitted pursuant to condition 21 (Surface Water) of phase 3 and 4 of planning permission CA//17/02907/OUT
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 29 October 2026CA/26/01518
Charter House St George's Place Canterbury Kent CT1 1UQ
Retrospective change of use from office block to 34 residential apartments together with single-storey outbuildings for refuse and cycle storage.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 29 October 2026CA/26/01764
31 Princess Road Whitstable Kent CT5 2QP
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use of loft as habitable space with dormer to rear elevation and rooflights to front elevation.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 29 October 2026CA/26/01789
19 Ham Shades Lane Whitstable Kent CT5 1NX
TPO No 8 2004, T1-Horse Chestnut re pollard to previous points located in the front garden.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 29 October 2026CA/26/01793
Treasury Farm House The Street Ickham Kent CT3 1QN
Reduce height of 1 Leylandii down to 4-5 meters and fell 3 Leylandii located in rear garden.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 28 October 2026CA/26/01788
Land Off Cockering Road Thanington Without
Discharge of condition 34 (crime prevention) of planning permission CA//18/00346/VAR.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 28 October 2026CA/26/01710
60 South Street Whitstable Kent CT5 3DX
Single-storey outbuilding following demolition of the existing workshop.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 28 October 2026CA/26/01786
17 Bridewell Park Whitstable Kent CT5 1TP
First-floor rear extension together with single storey front porch extension with overhanging roof.
The council’s page - Pendingvalid 28 October 2026CA/26/01787
107 Russell Drive Whitstable Kent CT5 2RQ
Single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
The council’s page
Latest decisions in Canterbury
- Approveddecided 4 November 2026CA/23/01176
Land At Sweech Farm Herne Bay Road Sturry Kent
Details submitted pursuant to condition 15 (hard and soft landscape works), 17 (biodiversity enhancements) and 19 (site and woodland plan) of planning permission CA/20/01791/FUL
The council’s page - Approveddecided 4 November 2026CA/26/01319
Land At And Adjacent To Cockering Farm Thanington Without Kent
Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/20/02627/RES for the application for the approval of appearance, access, landscaping, layout & scale of phases 1 & 2, consisting of 176 dwellings with new highway infrastructure, footpaths/ cycle route, provision of public open space, associated landscaping, energy efficiency strategy, utilities infrastructure, lighting, sustainable drainage system and associated earthworks pursuant to outline planning permission CA/17/00519; to allow provision of substitute layout, house types and levels plans.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 4 November 2026CA/21/01018
Sweech Farm Herne Bay Road Sturry Kent CT3 4FZ
Erection of detached garage to Sweech Farm House and 03 no. two-storey detached dwellings with associated parking and landscaping, following the removal of hard stand area.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 4 November 2026CA/26/01251
Chestfield Cricket Club Grasmere Road Chestfield Kent CT5 3LX
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed siting of a caravan for use ancillary to the cricket club.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 4 November 2026CA/26/01464
Broad Oak Farm Sweechgate Broad Oak Kent CT2 0QR
Details submitted pursuant to condition 15 (trees) of planning permission CA//18/00868/OUT
The council’s page - Approveddecided 4 November 2026CA/26/00138
Vehicle Testing Station Island Road Hersden Kent CT3 4HB
Change of use of part of the site to padel courts together with the erection of a canopy structure and clubhouse building following demolition of the existing building, and retrospective permission for the siting of shipping-style containers
The council’s page - Approveddecided 3 November 2026CA/26/01490
Hoath Farm Bekesbourne Lane Canterbury Kent
Details submitted pursuant to condition 9 (landscaping) of planning permission CA/23/01276/FUL.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 3 November 2026CA/26/01572
Court Yard At Riverside Kingsmead Road Canterbury Kent
Siting of Ice Rink and marquee from October to January for 2026 through to 2031.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 3 November 2026CA/23/01999
Land Adjacent To 1 Studds Cottages Whitstable Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 8BJ
Details submitted pursuant to condition 10 (flood storage), 11 (maintenance scheme) and 12 (surface water drainage) of planning permission CA//15/02215/FUL.
The council’s page - Withdrawndecided 3 November 2026CA/25/02219
73 Marine Parade Whitstable Kent CT5 2BA
Two-storey detached dwelling together with single-storey detached outbuilding for use as ancillary accommodation following demolition of existing dwelling.
The council’s page - Refuseddecided 3 November 2026CA/26/01412
Land On The South Side Of 8 Lovell Road Rough Common Kent CT2 9DG
Two-storey detached dwelling.
The council’s page - Refuseddecided 3 November 2026CA/26/01470
34 London Road Canterbury Kent CT2 8LN
Change of use of ground floor from public house to retail.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 3 November 2026CA/26/01550
59 Bingley Court Canterbury Kent CT1 2SW
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use as a house in multiple occupation.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 3 November 2026CA/26/01624
6 Austin Avenue Herne Bay Kent CT6 8BA
Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (cycle storage) of planning permission CA/25/01525/VAR
The council’s page - Approveddecided 3 November 2026CA/26/01340
89 St Peter's Grove Canterbury Kent CT1 2DH
Dormer to rear, together with two rooflights to front elevation.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 3 November 2026CA/26/01411
Land At Former Sturry Road Social Club East Street Canterbury Kent CT1 1EE
Details submitted pursuant to conditions 11 (CEMP), 12 (Reptile Mitigation Strategy) and 17 (Detailed Sustainable Surface Water Drainage Scheme) of planning permission CA/24/01313/FUL
The council’s page - Refuseddecided 2 November 2026CA/25/00990
Rear Of 113 Dargate Road Yorkletts Kent CT5 3AG
Single-storey detached dwelling.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 2 November 2026CA/26/01474
23 Ashenden Close Thanington Without Kent CT1 3XL
Single-story rear and side extensions.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 2 November 2026CA/26/01471
1 The Grove Herne Bay Kent CT6 7QD
Single-storey rear and side extension and erection of porch following the demolition of existing porch and conservatory.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 2 November 2026CA/26/01616
6 Milner Road Seasalter Kent CT5 4SH
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
The council’s page - Refuseddecided 2 November 2026CA/26/00465
Little Marley Farm, Valley View Barn Annexe Marley Lane Kingston Kent CT4 6JH
Change of use from holiday cottage to residential dwelling.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 2 November 2026CA/26/00178
55-56 London Road Canterbury Kent CT2 8HQ
Part single-storey, part two-storey detached main hospice building, substation and fencing, single-storey rear extension and replacement windows to ARC building and single-storey outbuildings for workshop, refuse and cycle storage following demolition of existing main hospice building, coach house, stable, care home building and outbuildings.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 30 October 2026CA/26/01018
Bekesbourne Stables Aerodrome Road Bekesbourne Kent CT4 5EX
Change of use from residential garden and part change of use of stable yard to tourism use involving holiday accommodation, the erection of two single storey ancillary buildings, hot/cold tubs and decking area, along with ancillary car and cycle parking.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 30 October 2026CA/26/01169
Ridley Mead Ridley Close Herne Kent CT6 7HF
Three-bay detached building following demolition of existing attached garage.
The council’s page - Approveddecided 30 October 2026CA/26/01269
Karima Sunray Avenue Whitstable Kent CT5 4EQ
Two-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension and roof extension with front dormer and rear roof terrace.
The council’s page
From the planning register of Canterbury, read by Town Planner Pro. Descriptions are the council’s own words; some registers cut them short in their lists. No applicant’s or agent’s details are kept, and a personal name within a description is shown as [name]. The council’s register is the record: check its own page before relying on an entry. This page is research, not advice.