Planning application
31 Watling Street Canterbury Kent CT1 2UD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for a change of use from an office to 7 residential dwellings.
As published by the council, reference CA/25/01510
Application record
- Reference
- CA/25/01510
- Type
- Prior - offices to dwelling
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 15 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Westgate
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT1 2UD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Canterbury register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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CA/26/01199 Granted
31 Watling Street Canterbury Kent CT1 2UD
Formation of a vehicular access.
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CA/26/01081 Awaiting decision
31 Watling Street Canterbury Kent CT1 2UD
An application under Conservation Habitat and Species Regulation 2017 to determine likely significant affects on European Site for the prior approval for change of use to 7 residential units. Prior Approval under CA/25/01510.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2025
Received by Canterbury
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15 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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13 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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CA/26/01081 Awaiting decision
31 Watling Street Canterbury Kent CT1 2UD
An application under Conservation Habitat and Species Regulation 2017 to determine likely significant affects on European Site for the prior approval for change of use to 7 residential units. Prior Approval under CA/25/01510.
Who's behind it
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Lee Evans Partnership LLP Agent, registered in Kent
Active · incorporated 2003 · Kent
67 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
29 documents on file for this application
- RESERVATION CERTIFICATE
- DECISION NOTICE PAH PANR RX
- SOUTHERN WATER MAP
- SOUTHERN WATER
- HSE
- ENV AGENCY
- KCC HIGHWAYS
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- EXISTING BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING BASEMENT PLANS
- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING ROOF PLAN
- EXISTING FRONT ELEVATION
- EXISTING REAR ELEVATION
- EXISTING SIDE ELEVATION
- EXISTING SECTIONS
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED BASEMENT PLANS
- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED ROOF PLAN
- PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATION
- PROPOSED REAR ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION
- PROPOSED SECTIONS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Canterbury granted permission on 15 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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