Scruffy Duck 10 William Street Herne Bay Kent

CA/25/00017Variation of conditionApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 4 December 2025

Council decision: GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)22 conditions

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Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission CA//18/00576/FUL for the proposed four-storey building comprising of 20 no 2 bedroomed apartments with associated parking and four retail units fronting William Street; to enable enlargement of the size of the commercial space, amendments to shopfront design, installation of third floor roof terraces, and minor internal and external alterations.

Received: 10 January 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Canterbury City Council
Ward: Heron

ReceivedReceived10 Jan
ValidatedValidated10 Jan
Consult.Consultation30 Sep
TargetTarget Date11 Apr
DecidedDecided4 Dec

Decided in 328 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to vary a condition at Scruffy Duck 10 William Street Herne Bay Kent. Canterbury has handled 150 applications of this type. This one was decided in 328 days, 39 weeks longer than Canterbury's typical decision time. The site is in the Herne Bay conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 103 applications across Heron.

100% of conditions 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: Variation of condition
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 10 January 2025
Consultation expiry: 31 January 2025
Last date for comments: 30 September 2025
Target decision date: 11 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address: 26B Alma Road Carshalton SM5 2PF

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 31 January 2025

Additional information

Documents: 21

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Herne Bay
Listed building: Herne BayOn this site
Article 4 direction: Dwelling houses in Herne Bay Conservation AreaPart of the site

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.

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