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The Old Bakery Canterbury Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4HB

Granted Canterbury CA/26/00317

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.

  • 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. 25 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 25 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Awaiting decision.

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

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What 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

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.

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