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Templeman Library University Of Kent Giles Lane Canterbury Kent CT2 7NU

CA/24/01982Cert of proposed lawful use or devtApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 20 December 2024

Council decision: Would be lawfulDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Application for lawful development certificate for proposed installation of Solar PV panels to roof.

Received
6 November 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Blean Forest
Agent
Absolute Solar and Wind Ltd
  1. Received6 Nov
  2. Validated6 Nov
  3. Consult.6 Dec
  4. Target1 Jan
  5. Decided20 Dec

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Templeman Library University Of Kent Giles Lane Canterbury Kent CT2 7NU. Canterbury has handled 290 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Canterbury's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Blean Forest. We hold 2,485 applications in total for the CT2 postcode area.

93% of outline 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
CT2 7NU
Application type
Cert of proposed lawful use or devt
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 November 2024
Last date for comments
6 December 2024
Target decision date
1 January 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Absolute Solar and Wind Ltd
Agent address
Arisaig Farm Gartocharn Trossachs National Park Loch Lomond Glasgow G83 8ND

Planning decision

Case officer
Elizabeth Donnachie
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
6

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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