49 Spenser Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 5QP

1. 3 Sep 2025

   Received by Canterbury

2. 1 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: Would be lawful

3. 13 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 49 Spenser Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 5QP

  CA/25/01917 Submitted 27 Oct 2025 0m away

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed installation of solar panels on side and rear elevations.

  Decided Lawful development 8 docs

• 19 Stanley Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 5SJ

  CA/25/01857 Submitted 13 Oct 2025 97m away

  Sycamore tree, reduce by 40% , the tree encroaches 4 neighbouring gardens and blocks light.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 4 docs

• 120 Spenser Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 6AR

  CA/26/00505 Submitted 27 Mar 2026 102m away

  T1 - To cut back neighbours overhanging lateral branches (4) from Blue Cedar tree by 20% (1 metre maximum) and shape on rear side boundary 2 - To crown reduce row of 3 Plum trees to previous points 20% (maximum 1 metre) and shape into 1 crown removing lateral limb from middle tree over path in middle of garden.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 6 docs

• 112 Spenser Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 6AR

  CA/21/01777 Submitted 14 Jul 2021 102m away

  Poplar (T1) - Fell on rear boundary.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 9 docs

• 59 Spenser Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 6AR

  CA/25/02061 Submitted 12 Nov 2025 102m away

  Gleditsia tree, reduce the tree down to previous cutting points and reducing down to growing points, located in the right corner of the rear garden.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 4 docs

• 61 Spenser Road Herne Bay Kent CT6 6AR

  CA/19/10152 Submitted 21 Nov 2019 102m away

  T1) -Magnolia located in the centre of front garden, reduce the tree to 2ft below its previous cutting points and re-shape all round. T2) - Cherry tree located in the left corner of the front garden, reduce the tree down to approximately 3.5-4m and re-shape all round.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 2 docs

• CA/26/00839 Decided

  70 New Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3EQ

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use of building from Class D1 (consulting rooms) to residential dwelling.

  19 May 2026 Lawful development
• CA/26/00666 Withdrawn

  St Johns Hospital Northgate Canterbury Kent

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed installation of automated gate following the removal of existing gate.

  27 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• CA/26/00450 Decided

  73 The Street Adisham Kent CT3 3JN

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed erection of single-storey outbuilding with greenhouse.

  23 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• CA/26/00225 Decided

  Landbetween Springfield Cottages And Rosewood Bekesbourne Lane West Of Bekesbourne Hill Bekesbourne Kent CT4 5DX

  Application for lawful development certificate for existing agricultural access.

  11 Feb 2026 Lawful development
• CA/26/00932 Decided

  69 Mandeville Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7HD

  Application for lawful development certificate for proposed hip-to-gable roof extension, rear dormer and 2 rooflights to front elevation.

  2 Jun 2026 Lawful development