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20 Bank Street Herne Bay Kent CT6 5EA

CA/26/00302Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 3 July 2026

Council decision: GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Subdivision of 3 bed flat to create two 1 bed flats together with the addition of a rear pitched roof

Received
26 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Heron
Agent
Invent Architecture Ltd
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated26 Feb
  3. Consult.10 Apr
  4. Target23 Apr
  5. Decided3 Jul

Decided in 127 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 20 Bank Street Herne Bay Kent CT6 5EA. Canterbury has handled 2,757 applications of this type. This one was decided in 127 days, 10 weeks longer than Canterbury's typical decision time. The site is in the Herne Bay conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 5EA
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 February 2026
Consultation expiry
20 March 2026
Last date for comments
10 April 2026
Target decision date
23 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Invent Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
INVENT ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
24 Oxford Street Whitstable CT5 1DD

Planning decision

Case officer
Emily Rule
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
20 March 2026

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Herne Bay
  • Listed building: Herne BayOn this site
  • Article 4 direction: Dwelling houses in Herne Bay Conservation Area
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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

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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