Chapel At Howe Barracks Buffs Road Canterbury Kent CT1 1RA

CA/24/00221Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 24 May 2024

Council decision: GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Change of use from chapel to community centre and associated external alterations.

Received: 20 March 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Canterbury City Council
Ward: Barton

ReceivedReceived20 Mar
ValidatedValidated20 Mar
Consult.Consultation19 Apr
TargetTarget Date15 May
DecidedDecided24 May

Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Chapel At Howe Barracks Buffs Road Canterbury Kent CT1 1RA. Canterbury has handled 2,757 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Canterbury's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 131 applications across Barton. We hold 556 applications in total for the CT1 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: CT1 1RA
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 March 2024
Last date for comments: 19 April 2024
Target decision date: 15 May 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: Stantec
Agent address: 2 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling ME19 4AQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 14

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.

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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.

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Source: Canterbury

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