Planning application
The Old Bakery Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HB
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.
-
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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
2 Mar 2026
Received by Canterbury
-
26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
-
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.
Related applications
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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SWALE AND THANET
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- NATURAL ENGLAND ANNEX A
- AGENT EMAIL
- RESPONSE FROM NATURAL ENGLAND
- REGULATION 77 APPLICATION
- EMAIL TO NATURAL ENGLAND
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 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
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
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for a change of use from light industrial use to residential dwelling.
Granted 13 docsDomestic -
68 Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HD
Retrospective application for single-storey rear extension.
Granted Full applications Extension 7 docsSmall domestic -
52 Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4EZ
96% historically approved · decision due ~2 Sep
Two-storey and single-storey rear extension together with rooflight to front and dormer to rear following demolition of existing rear extension.
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 10 docsSmall domestic -
2 Forge Lane Whitstable Kent CT5 4HR
T1 - To crown reduce Copper Beech tree by 1 metre in both height and lateral spread (20%) and shape into a parasol in rear garden to balance the crown and bring it back into shape,, T2 - To crown reduce Elder tree by 2-3 metres in height (30%), shape and lift away from the neighbours garden and alleyway on rear boundary as the tree has become too large for the location .
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 5 docs -
Willowdene 9 Forge Lane Whitstable Kent CT5 4HR
T3) & T4) - fell 2 Conifer trees on side boundary.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 10 docs