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Sweech Hall Sweech Farm Herne Bay Road Sturry Kent

CA/26/00539Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 16 June 2026

Council decision: GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of solar PV panels on detached garage roof slopes together with wall-mounted battery on existing boundary wall.

Received
9 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Sturry
Agent
Luke Strange Architecture Ltd
  1. Received9 Apr
  2. Validated9 Apr
  3. Consult.17 Jun
  4. Target4 Jun
  5. Decided16 Jun

Decided in 68 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Sweech Hall Sweech Farm Herne Bay Road Sturry Kent. Canterbury has handled 2,757 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 12 days longer than Canterbury's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Sturry.

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

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Sturry

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 April 2026
Last date for comments
17 June 2026
Target decision date
4 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Luke Strange Architecture Ltd
Agent address
20 Hollicondane Road Ramsgate CT11 7PH

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Listed building: Grade II: Former Stable Block at Sweech FarmOn 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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© 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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Planning history at this site

12 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2021
    3 Nov

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 5 (materials) and 6 (joinery) of planning permission CA/20/02812/VAR

    ApprovedSOD Planning PermissionCA/21/02673
  2. 2021
    26 Oct

    Erection of a boundary wall.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationCA/21/02345
  3. 2021
    8 Jun

    Variation of condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission CA/20/01678/VAR

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)CA/21/01484
  4. 2021
    1 Jun

    Erection of detached garage to Sweech Farm House and 03 no. two-storey detached dwellings with associated…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationCA/21/01018
  5. 2021
    10 Mar

    Details submitted pursuant to conditions 07 (reconstruction of the frame, wall and roof) and 08 (ridge and…

    WithdrawnListed building consentCA/21/00575
  6. 2020
    27 Aug

    Variation of condition 02 (drawings) of planning permission CA/19/01498/FUL

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)CA/20/01678

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