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Hoath Farm Bekesbourne Lane Canterbury Kent

CA/23/01276Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 1 August 2024

Council decision: GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

2 two-storey detached dwellings following demolition of office building.

Received
7 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Barton
Agent
Bloomfields Chartered Town Planners
  1. Received7 Jul
  2. Validated7 Jul
  3. Consult.25 Oct
  4. Target1 Sep
  5. Decided1 Aug

Decided in 391 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Hoath Farm Bekesbourne Lane Canterbury Kent. Canterbury has handled 2,757 applications of this type. This one was decided in 391 days, 48 weeks longer than Canterbury's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Barton.

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
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 July 2023
Last date for comments
25 October 2023
Target decision date
1 September 2023
Committee meeting
23 July 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bloomfields Chartered Town Planners
Agent address
Hillhurst Farm Stone Street Westenhanger Hythe CT21 4HU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
34

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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

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