The Hops 4 School Lane Bekesbourne Kent CT4 5ER
Approved on 21 July 2026
Council decision: WAS LAWFUL
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Proposal
Application for lawful development certificate for existing single-storey outbuilding and use of garage as additional habitable accommodation.
- Received
- 26 May 2026
- Council
- Canterbury City Council
- Ward
- Little Stour And Adisham
- ReceivedReceived26 May
- ValidatedValidated26 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date21 Jul
- DecidedDecided21 Jul
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at The Hops 4 School Lane Bekesbourne Kent CT4 5ER. Canterbury has handled 275 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. The site is in the Bekesbourne conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 142 applications across Little Stour And Adisham. We hold 1,907 applications in total for the CT4 postcode area.
97% of amendment 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 5ER
- Application type
- Cert of existing lawful use or devt
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Bekesbourne With Patrixbourne
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 21 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Isobel Goodchild
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 9
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: The Bekesbourne Conservation Area
- Listed building: The Bekesbourne Conservation AreaOn this site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, 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.
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Source: Canterbury
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