Planning application
50 Stanley Road Whitstable Kent CT5 4NQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for lawful development certificate for existing use of garage as ancillary accommodation.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/00593
Application record
- Reference
- CA/26/00593
- Type
- Cert of existing lawful use or devt
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: WAS LAWFUL
- Received
- 10 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Gorrell
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT5 4NQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2026
Received by Canterbury
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: WAS LAWFUL
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Invent Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice registered in Whitstable
Active · incorporated 2015 · Whitstable
183 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 97% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- & FLOOR PLAN & ELEVATIONS
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Canterbury granted permission on 4 June 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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