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Albert Hall Albert Street Whitstable Kent CT5 1HT

CA/25/01826Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 3 December 2025

Council decision: GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)24 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Partial change of use of existing Hall to 1 dwelling together with 3 terrace two-storey dwellings following demolition of existing outbuilding.

Received
8 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Gorrell
Agent
Damian Howkins Architects Ltd
  1. Received8 Oct
  2. Validated8 Oct
  3. Consult.14 Nov
  4. Target3 Dec
  5. Decided3 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Albert Hall Albert Street Whitstable Kent CT5 1HT. Canterbury has handled 2,757 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Whitstable Town conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 177 applications across Gorrell. We hold 846 applications in total for the CT5 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
CT5 1HT
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 October 2025
Consultation expiry
24 October 2025
Last date for comments
14 November 2025
Target decision date
3 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Damian Howkins Architects Ltd
Architect profile
DAMIAN HOWKINS ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
59 Sweyn Road Cliftonville Margate CT9 2DD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
24 October 2025

Additional information

Documents
27

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)
  • Conservation area: Whitstable Town
  • Listed building: Whitstable TownOn this site
  • Article 4 direction: Dwelling houses in Whitstable Town Conservation Area
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.

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.

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