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19 Harkness Drive Canterbury Kent CT2 7RW

CA/26/00639Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 27 May 2026

Council decision: GRANTEDDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Single storey outbuilding for use as garden room.

Received
20 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Stephens
Agent
Gyd Architects
  1. Received20 Apr
  2. Validated20 Apr
  3. Consult.22 May
  4. Target15 Jun
  5. Decided27 May

Decided in 37 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 19 Harkness Drive Canterbury Kent CT2 7RW. Canterbury has handled 2,757 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 3 weeks quicker than Canterbury's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 56 applications across St Stephens. We hold 2,485 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 7RW
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 April 2026
Last date for comments
22 May 2026
Target decision date
15 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Gyd Architects
Architect profile
GYD ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
Grace Yard Eastern Avenue Ashford TN23 1LR

Planning decision

Case officer
Vic Hester
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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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