Portways The Drive Chestfield Kent CT5 3NS
Approved on 10 July 2026
Council decision: GRANTED4 conditions
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Proposal
Erection of single storey detached garage
- Received
- 1 June 2026
- Council
- Canterbury City Council
- Ward
- Chestfield
- ReceivedReceived1 Jun
- ValidatedValidated1 Jun
- Consult.Consultation3 Jul
- TargetTarget Date27 Jul
- DecidedDecided10 Jul
Decided in 39 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at Portways The Drive Chestfield Kent CT5 3NS. Canterbury has handled 2,757 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Canterbury's typical decision time. The site is in the Chestfield conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across Chestfield. We hold 846 applications in total for the CT5 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
- CT5 3NS
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Chestfield
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 12 June 2026
- Last date for comments
- 3 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 27 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Godden Allen Lawn
- Architect profile
- GODDEN ALLEN LAWN LIMITED
- Agent address
- 1 Oak Tree Cottages Church Hill Preston Canterbury Kent CT3 1HL
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Vic Hester
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 12 June 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: The Chestfield Conservation Area reg 11.10.1989
- Listed building: The Chestfield Conservation Area reg 11.10.1989On 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Canterbury
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