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The Old Bakery Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HB

Awaiting decision Canterbury CA/26/00317 Cons of Hab and Species Regs

Relates to CA/25/02315

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

An application under Conservation Habitat and Species Regulation 2017 to determine likely significant affects on European Site for the change of use from retail to dwelling in relation to Prior Approval CA/25/02315.

As published by the council, reference CA/26/00317

Application record

Reference
CA/26/00317
Type
Cons of Hab and Species Regs
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
2 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Gorrell
Postcode
CT5 4HB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Canterbury register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • CA/26/00445 Granted

    The Old Bakery Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HB

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (remediation strategy) and condition 3 (verification report) of prior approval CA/25/02315/PA7.

    Decided 5 May 2026 Full applications
  • CA/25/02315 Granted

    The Old Bakery Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HB

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for a change of use from light industrial use to residential dwelling.

    Decided 26 Feb 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Mar 2026

    Received by Canterbury

  2. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 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 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • CA/25/02315 Granted

    The Old Bakery Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HB

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for a change of use from light industrial use to residential dwelling.

    Decided 26 Feb 2026

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

  • APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SWALE AND THANET Associated Document · 22 Apr 2026
  • NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 12 Mar 2026
  • NATURAL ENGLAND ANNEX A Consultee Comment · 12 Mar 2026
  • AGENT EMAIL Associated Document · 27 Feb 2026
  • RESPONSE FROM NATURAL ENGLAND Associated Document · 27 Feb 2026
  • REGULATION 77 APPLICATION Associated Document · 27 Feb 2026
  • EMAIL TO NATURAL ENGLAND Associated Document · 27 Feb 2026

Trade members open them from here.

Open the documents

What 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 51 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

  • The Old Bakery Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HB

    CA/26/00445 Submitted 20 Mar 2026 0m away

    Details submitted pursuant to condition 2 (remediation strategy) and condition 3 (verification report) of prior approval CA/25/02315/PA7.

    Granted Full applications 4 docs
  • The Old Bakery Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HB

    CA/25/02315 Submitted 15 Dec 2025 0m away

    Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for a change of use from light industrial use to residential dwelling.

    Granted 13 docs
    Domestic
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    Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
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    CA/26/01160 Submitted 8 Jul 2026 27m away

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