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Woodlands Farm Calcott Hill Sturry CT3 4NB

CA//14/00169Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 7 May 2014

Council decision: GRANTEDPlanning committee

Proposal

Installation and operation of a solar farm and associated infrastructure, including photovoltaic panels, mounting frames, inverters, transformers, substations, communications building, fence and pole mounted security cameras, for the life of the solar farm.

Received
18 February 2014
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Sturry North (archived)
Agent
Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd
  1. Received18 Feb
  2. Validated18 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided7 May

Decided in 78 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Woodlands Farm Calcott Hill Sturry CT3 4NB. Canterbury has handled 2,757 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Canterbury's typical decision time. There have been 7 other applications at this address. We hold 2,038 applications in total for the CT3 postcode area.

96% of full applications at Canterbury City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CT3 4NB
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Sturry

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 February 2014
Consultation expiry
24 March 2014
Consultation end
24 March 2014
Neighbour consultation end
24 March 2014
Last date for comments
24 March 2014
Target decision date
20 May 2014
Committee meeting
29 April 2014

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd
Agent address
Level 5, 20 Old Bailey, London, London, EC4M 7AN

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
28 February 2014
Advertisement expiry
24 March 2014
Site notice end
24 March 2014

Additional information

Documents
55

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Article 4 direction: Canterbury and surrounding area. Dated 25.02.2015 effective 25.02.2016
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Stodmarsh SAC/SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2018
    23 Oct

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed swimming pool enclosure.

    ApprovedCert of proposed lawful use or devtCA//18/02164
  2. 2018
    20 Aug

    Application for lawful development certificate for proposed enclosure for swimming pool.

    WithdrawnCert of proposed lawful use or devtCA//18/01735
  3. 2017
    17 May

    Proposed two-storey car barn with ground-floor parking and workshop, first-floor storage with 4 no. dormers…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationCA//17/01191
  4. 2015
    25 Sep

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 14 of planning permission CA/14/01189/VAR

    ApprovedSOD Planning PermissionCA//15/02061
  5. 2014
    28 Nov

    Details submitted pursuant to conditions 04 (construction management plan), 07 (environmental site management…

    ApprovedSOD Planning PermissionCA//14/02514
  6. 2014
    14 Jul

    Details submitted pursuant to conditions,10 (Arboricultural Appraisal Report) and 13 (Archaeological…

    WithdrawnSOD Planning PermissionCA//14/01500

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