Canterbury City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Canterbury City Council decided more than 2,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 4% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 53 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Canterbury City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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2 November 2026 · Approved
55-56 London Road Canterbury Kent CT2 8HQ · CA/26/00178
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27 October 2026 · Approved
Hall Place Church Hill Harbledown Kent CT2 9AG · CA/25/00521
Figures for Canterbury City Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 4%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 53 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 140 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 29%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 160plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Canterbury City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • Whether the site is a suitable location for the proposed development having regard to the spatial strategy for the area; • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the integrity of habitats sites; • the effect of the proposed development on protected habitats and species; • whether the site is a suitable location for development with…”
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“The main issues are a) whether or not the appeal site is an acceptable location for the development proposed; b) the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; and c) the effect of the…”
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“The main issues are: The appropriateness of the principle of residential development in this location; The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; The effects of the proposed development on protected species and the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.