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Howfield Farm Howfield Lane Chartham Kent CT4 7HQ

Granted Canterbury CA/25/01656 Prior - St alne solar panel non domestic

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for the prior approval of installation of roof mounted solar panels.

As published by the council, reference CA/25/01656

Application record

Reference
CA/25/01656
Type
Prior - St alne solar panel non domestic
Status
Decided
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Received
17 Sep 2025
Validated
17 Sep 2025
Decided
30 Oct 2025
Ward
Chartham And Stone Street
Parish
Chartham
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
CT4 7HQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Sep 2025

    Received by Canterbury

  2. 30 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Eastbourne

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About this record

Reading the register

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