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48 - 52 William Street Herne Bay Kent CT6 5PB

CA/25/01305Full ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 11 September 2026

Council decision: GRANTED12 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

2 semi-detached, two-storey dwellings, use of existing building as 2 dwellings with side dormers and rooflights, single-storey rear extension to office building, change of use of commercial unit to residential and external material alterations following demolition of the existing outbuildings.

Received
22 July 2025
Ward
Heron
Agent
VLH Associates
  1. Received22 Jul
  2. Validated22 Jul
  3. Consult.6 Nov
  4. Target16 Sep
  5. Decided11 Sep

Decided in 416 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 48 - 52 William Street Herne Bay Kent CT6 5PB. Canterbury has handled 2,757 applications of this type. This one was decided in 416 days, 51 weeks longer than Canterbury's typical decision time. The site is in the Herne Bay conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 104 applications across Heron. We hold 575 applications in total for the CT6 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
CT6 5PB
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Not Available

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 July 2025
Consultation expiry
8 August 2025
Last date for comments
6 November 2025
Target decision date
16 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
VLH Associates
Agent address
93 Whitstable Road Canterbury CT2 8EE

Planning decision

Case officer
Emily Rule
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
8 August 2025

Additional information

Documents
38

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Herne Bay
  • Listed building: Grade II: Queen'S Head Public HouseOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Dwelling houses in Herne Bay Conservation Area
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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, 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.

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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