Watergate House King Street Fordwich Kent CT2 0DB

CA/25/01663SOD Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 23 January 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Details submitted pursuant to condition 3 (archaeological watching brief) of planning permission CA/25/00782/FUL.

Received: 12 September 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Canterbury City Council
Ward: Sturry
Agent: Rugged Architecture Limited

ReceivedReceived12 Sep
ValidatedValidated12 Sep
Consult.Consultation17 Oct
TargetTarget Date7 Nov
DecidedDecided23 Jan

Decided in 133 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Watergate House King Street Fordwich Kent CT2 0DB. Canterbury has handled 2,757 applications of this type. This one was decided in 133 days, 11 weeks longer than Canterbury's typical decision time. The site is in the Fordwich conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 113 applications across Sturry. We hold 2,487 applications in total for the CT2 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: CT2 0DB
Application type: SOD Planning Permission
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Fordwich

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 September 2025
Last date for comments: 17 October 2025
Target decision date: 7 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Rugged Architecture Limited
Architect profile: RUGGED ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address: 54 Nutfield Road Coulsdon CR5 3JN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: Fordwich
Listed building: Grade II: Garden Walls to Watergate House and Watergate CottageOn this site · +4 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

Also checked, none recorded (20)

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, 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.

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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Canterbury

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