Planning application
CA/26/00839
70 New Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3EQ
Proposal
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use of building from Class D1 (consulting rooms) to residential dwelling.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/00839
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by Canterbury
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Canterbury for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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CA/26/00282 Awaiting decision
70 New Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3EQ
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for the change of use from office to dwelling.
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CA/26/00367 Granted
11 St Lawrence Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3EY
T1 & T2 - To crown reduce 2 white flowered Magnolia trees to previous points (up to 2 metres in height approx. 20%) in front garden to continue the maintenance program. T3 - To reduce height of pink Magnolia tree by 1 metre maximum to balance the upper crown in front garden.
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CA/21/01387 Granted
12 St Lawrence Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3EY
Single-storey rear extension with roof lantern.
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CA/26/00616 Granted
97 New Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3ED
Two-storey side and rear extensions together with single-storey rear extension and alterations to front elevation, following demolition of existing garage.
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CA/26/00325 Granted
79 New Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3DZ
Two-storey and single-storey rear extension, demolition of existing garage, conversion of outbuilding to guest accommodation, replacement of the existing swimming pool with a greenhouse, replacing windows timber to timber, replacing the existing close boarded fence on front boundary, with a brick plinth and black metal railings above, brick piers and reinstated brick wall with black metal railings above on the West side boundary and new window in the first floor north west facing elevation of existing house.
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CA/26/00781 Awaiting decision
163 Old Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3NX
Replacement of first floor windows from timber to timber to South-facing (Old Dover Road) and East-facing (St Lawrence Road) elevations together with installation of 2 cycle storage facilities.
Other lawful development applications
In Canterbury
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CA/26/00225 Decided
Landbetween Springfield Cottages And Rosewood Bekesbourne Lane West Of Bekesbourne Hill Bekesbourne Kent CT4 5DX
Application for lawful development certificate for existing agricultural access.
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CA/26/00986 Decided
27 Princess Road Whitstable Kent CT5 2QP
Application for lawful development certificate for existing single-storey rear extension.
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CA/26/01023 Decided
19 Castle Road Whitstable Kent CT5 2DY
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use of garage as ancillary accommodation.
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CA/26/00978 Decided
38 Virginia Road Whitstable Kent CT5 3HY
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed use of integral garage as living accommodation.
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CA/26/00932 Decided
69 Mandeville Road Canterbury Kent CT2 7HD
Application for lawful development certificate for proposed hip-to-gable roof extension, rear dormer and 2 rooflights to front elevation.