Planning application
The Old Bakery Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HB
Relates to CA/25/02315
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
An application under Conservation Habitat and Species Regulation 2017 to determine likely significant effects on European Site for the change of use from light industrial use 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
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 25 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Gorrell
- Postcode
- CT5 4HB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Canterbury register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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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.
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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
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Canterbury
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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25 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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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
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Canterbury granted permission on 25 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About this record
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