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University Of Kent Park Wood Road Blean

CA//18/02560Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 13 March 2019

Council decision: GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Proposed three-storey medical school building with associated landscaping, infrastructure and ancillary works.

Received
21 December 2018
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blean Forest
  1. Received21 Dec
  2. Validated21 Dec
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target22 Mar
  5. Decided13 Mar

Decided in 82 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at University Of Kent Park Wood Road Blean. Canterbury has handled 2,757 applications of this type. This one was decided in 82 days, 4 weeks longer than Canterbury's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Blean Forest.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Blean

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 December 2018
Consultation expiry
4 February 2019
Consultation end
4 February 2019
Neighbour consultation end
4 February 2019
Last date for comments
28 February 2019
Target decision date
22 March 2019

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mrs O'Kane
Agent address
33 Margaret Street, London, W1G 0JD

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
11 January 2019
Advertisement expiry
4 February 2019
Site notice end
4 February 2019

Additional information

Documents
65

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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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.

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