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The Manor Valley Road Barham Kent CT4 6PN

CA/26/00681Full ApplicationApproved
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Approved on 7 July 2026

Council decision: GRANTED4 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Installation of free standing ground mounted solar panels.

Received
23 April 2026
Ward
Nailbourne
Agent
Architecture Design Limited
  1. Received23 Apr
  2. Validated23 Apr
  3. Consult.5 Jun
  4. Target18 Jun
  5. Decided7 Jul

Decided in 75 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at The Manor Valley Road Barham Kent CT4 6PN. Canterbury has handled 2,757 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 3 weeks longer than Canterbury's typical decision time. The site is in the Barham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 119 applications across Nailbourne. We hold 1,907 applications in total for the CT4 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
CT4 6PN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Barham

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 April 2026
Consultation expiry
15 May 2026
Last date for comments
5 June 2026
Target decision date
18 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Architecture Design Limited
Architect profile
ARCHITECTURE DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
Fitted Rigging House The Historic Dockyard Chatham Kent ME4 4TZ

Planning decision

Case officer
Vic Hester
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 May 2026

Additional information

Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Barham+1 more
  • Listed building: Grade II: The Little ManorOn this site
  • National Landscape (AONB): Kent Downs
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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, 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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