Planning application
70 New Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3EQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for the change of use from office to dwelling.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/00282
Application record
- Reference
- CA/26/00282
- Type
- Prior - offices to dwelling
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Barton
- Postcode
- CT1 3EQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Canterbury register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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CA/26/00839 Granted
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Canterbury
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 April 2026, 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- EXISTING SITE/BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
- EXISITNG NE & NW ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING SW & SE ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- PROPOSED NE & NW ELEVATIONS
- PROPOSED SW & SE ELEVATIONS
- FORM 1
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Canterbury for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Canterbury's median decision took 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Canterbury's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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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.
Granted Lawful development 5 docsDomestic -
68 New Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3LQ
T.P.O no 1/1966, T1-London Plane, Crown lift to 6.0m growth <75mm diameter on the aspect adjacent to the structure. Ensure that 2-3m clearance is achieved located to the front of the property. T2- Pine, prune pine branches away from the lamp column to achieve 1-2m clearance.
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5 St Lawrence Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3EY
5 day exemption - Fell dead birch in rear garden.
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T1 & T2 - To crown reduce 2 white flowered Magnolia trees to previous points (up to 2 metres in height approx. 20%) in front garden to continue the maintenance program. T3 - To reduce height of pink Magnolia tree by 1 metre maximum to balance the upper crown in front garden.
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TPO 12/1975 - T1) - crown reduce Lime tree by 30% in both height and lateral spread to previous points, shape and crown lift to a height of 7-8 metres on boundary leaving a 18 m x 9 metre crown spread.
Granted Trees 5 docs