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Howfield Farm Howfield Lane Chartham Kent CT4 7HQ

CA/26/01182Awaiting decision
Prior approval
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for installation of of solar array comprising of 710 panels totalling 433.1kWp.

Submitted
13 July 2026
Ward
Chartham And Stone Street
  1. Received13 Jul
  2. Validated13 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at Howfield Farm Howfield Lane Chartham Kent CT4 7HQ. Canterbury has handled 6,108 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 13 July 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 130 applications across Chartham And Stone Street. We hold 1,905 applications in total for the CT4 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
CT4 7HQ
Parish
Chartham

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Vic Hester

Additional information

Documents
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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.

Source: Canterbury

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