Land At Giles Lane Giles Lane Canterbury Kent CT2 7LR

CA/25/00675Minor amendmentApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 14 May 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

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 the redirection of foul sewer through the development site between Block B and C.

Received: 10 April 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Canterbury City Council
Ward: Blean Forest
Agent: Church Lukas Ltd

ReceivedReceived10 Apr
ValidatedValidated10 Apr
Consult.Consultation4 Apr
TargetTarget Date8 May
DecidedDecided14 May

Decided in 34 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 34 days, 3 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: 10 April 2025
Last date for comments: 4 April 2025
Target decision date: 8 May 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: 17

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Former Headmaster'S House, St Edmund'S SchoolOn this site · +1 more
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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

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Associated applications

2025
17 Apr
Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/20/02505/FUL
ApprovedNon-material amendmentFiled alongsideCA/25/00710
2025
10 Apr
Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/20/02505/FUL
This applicationApprovedNon-material amendmentCA/25/00675

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