Great Ruckinge Farm Thornden Wood Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 7NU

1. 13 Jun 2025

   Received by Canterbury

2. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 8 August 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Canterbury took a median of 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Canterbury for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Canterbury is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• Great Ruckinge Farm Thornden Wood Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 7NU

  CA/25/01788 Submitted 13 Oct 2025 245m away

  Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for the change of use of agricultural building to dwelling.

  Granted Other 15 docs
  Domestic

• Land To The South Of Thanet Way (A299) And West Of Thornden Wood Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 7NU

  CA/21/01653 Submitted 2 Jul 2021 348m away

  Variation of condition 3 (operational life) of planning permission CA/20/02204/FUL for the installation of a ground mounted photovoltaic (PV) solar energy generation system, associated infrastructure, security measures (including CCTV) and landscaping; to allow change from 30 years to 40 years.

  Granted Amendments 11 docs

• Tinkers Thatch Thornden Wood Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 7NX

  CA/26/01348 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 375m away

  97% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

  Single-storey detached annex in rear garden following demolition of existing outbuilding.

  Awaiting decision Demolition
  Small domestic