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Land At Giles Lane Giles Lane Canterbury Kent CT2 7LR

CA/25/00189Minor amendmentApproved
Discharge / amendments

Approved on 27 February 2025

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/20/02505/FUL for the proposed development to provide 935 purpose-built student accommodation comprising 117 cluster flats, 1 double-bed unit and 330 studios, arranged in 5 blocks ranging from three to six storeys; replacement two-storey squash building, single-storey sports pavilion, new footpaths, highways improvements to include widening of Giles Lane, new access points off Giles Lane, provision of parking, cycle spaces and green infrastructure, following demolition of existing residential properties and office building; to allow updates to Energy Strategy and Sustainability Statement and a phased approach to condition 29.

Received
12 February 2025
Ward
Blean Forest
Agent
Church Lukas Ltd
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Mar
  5. Decided27 Feb

Decided in 15 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Land At Giles Lane Giles Lane Canterbury Kent CT2 7LR. Canterbury has handled 275 applications of this type. This one was decided in 15 days, 6 weeks quicker than Canterbury's typical decision time. There have been 19 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Blean Forest. We hold 2,487 applications in total for the CT2 postcode area.

97% of amendment 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 7LR
Application type
Minor amendment
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2025
Target decision date
12 March 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Church Lukas Ltd
Architect profile
CHURCH LUKAS LIMITED
Agent address
15 Middle Pavement Nottingham NG1 7DX

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Documents
6

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

© 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.

Planning history at this site

19 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    24 Sep

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 17 (Traffic Management Method Statement) of phase 1 for planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCA/25/01747
  2. 2025
    19 Sep

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 32 (surface water drainage report) for phase 1 - Block E (partial…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCA/25/01722
  3. 2025
    21 Aug

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 25 (External Materials Schedule) for block E of planning permission…

    ApprovedSOD Planning PermissionCA/25/01514
  4. 2025
    31 Jul

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/20/02505/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentCA/25/01375
  5. 2025
    9 Jul

    Details submitted - part discharge of Phase 1 (Block E) - pursuant to condition 20 (landscaping) of planning…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCA/25/01220
  6. 2025
    17 Apr

    Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/20/02505/FUL

    ApprovedNon-material amendmentCA/25/00710

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