Planning applications in Canterbury City Council
Approved
100%
of 33 decided applications
Typical time to a decision
31
days from validation, over 42 decisions
Registered in the last 90 days
265
42 decided in that time
#1 of 56 for share approved#21 of 59 for speedAll councils we read: 92% approved
In short
Of 33 decided applications we have read at Canterbury City Council in the last two years, 100% were approved.
That is the highest of the 56 councils we have published a rate for.
A decision typically takes 31 days from validation.
Written automatically from the figures on this page. It adds nothing the numbers do not show. It describes this council's record and does not predict any single application.
Analyst note on Canterbury City Council
Written by an AI model from the figures on this page only, and checked so it cannot introduce a number that is not here. It describes the council's record, does not predict any application, and is not advice. Refreshed daily.
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How does Canterbury City Council treat your kind of scheme?
We have read too few decided advertisements and signage at Canterbury City Council to publish a rate yet (we need 10). Across the 56 councils with figures it is 86% approved, from 58 decisions.
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See it on a real applicationWhat Canterbury City Council approves, by kind of scheme
Only kinds with at least 10 decided applications are shown.
- tree works100% approved · 15 decided · 31 days
Why Canterbury City Council refuses
We have read 0 refusal notices here and need 5 before we describe a pattern. Councils publish these notices at different times, so this fills in as we read more.
Recent activity
Applications registered per week, last 12 weeks
Most common kinds in the last 90 days
- tree works74
- extensions and alterations46
- demolition25
- listed building works15
Latest applications in Canterbury City Council
As registered with the council. Open any one with a free account to see how this council treats schemes like it.
6 Ham Shades Lane Whitstable Kent CT5 1PE
CA/26/01790 · registered 5 Nov 2026
Non-material amendment to planning permission CA/24/01222/FUL for the Erection of 2 two-storey detached dwellings and 2 one-storey detached dwellings with new a
Land North And South Of New Dover Road Canterbury Extending North To Canterbury-Dover Railway Line West To Nackington Ro
CA/26/01830 · registered 4 Nov 2026
Details submitted pursuant to condition 9 (strategic phasing plan) of planning permission CA//16/00600.
Home Farm Barn North Stream Marshside Kent CT3 4EG
CA/26/01832 · registered 4 Nov 2026
T1) reduce Maple Tree between house and garage by 2.5 metres, T2) reduce Oak Tree on front driveway by 1 metre, T3) fell Acacia Tree and Box Elder tree T4), T5)
Land Off Cockering Road Thanington Without
CA/26/01823 · registered 4 Nov 2026
Details submitted pursuant to condition 17 (Foul Sewage Network) of planning permission CA//18/00346/VAR
86 Island Wall Whitstable Kent CT5 1EL
CA/26/01833 · registered 4 Nov 2026
T1) - Robina Tree, cutting back by about 20% and stopping the overhang into next doors garden/reducing the height.
18 St Stephens Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7HT
CA/26/01831 · registered 4 Nov 2026
Application for Listed Building Consent for external and internal alterations including partition to ground floor separating the existing self-contained annexe
Set Canterbury City Council against another council
Where Canterbury City Council sits
Point at a dot to see a council. Darker means a higher share of decided applications approved.
Nearby councils
- Southend-on-Sea Borough Council · 82% approved · 33 decided
- Basildon Borough Council · 93% approved · 27 decided
- Hastings Borough Council · 92% approved · 12 decided
- Brentwood Borough Council · 87% approved · 30 decided
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Questions people ask about Canterbury City Council
- What is the planning approval rate in Canterbury City Council?
- Of 33 decided applications we have read at Canterbury City Council in the last two years, 100% were approved. Withdrawn and unclear outcomes are not counted. These are the applications we have read, not the council's full archive.
- How long does Canterbury City Council take to decide a planning application?
- The typical time from validation to decision is 31 days, across 42 decisions we have read.
Where these figures come from
Worked out from 265 applications we have read from Canterbury City Council's own public planning register, with decisions between 25 September 2026 and 5 November 2026. Last read 6 November 2026. A rate needs at least 10 decided applications. Withdrawn and unclear outcomes are not counted, and neither are discharges of conditions, minor amendments, certificates of lawfulness or prior-approval notices, which are not decisions on a scheme. These are the applications we have read, not the council's full archive. The council's own record is the official source — its planning register. Planning data is public sector information under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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