Planning application
The Forge Cafe Chandlers Way Whitstable Kent CT5 1BX
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Proposal
Change of use of land from boat storage area to customer seating area ancillary to adjacent café together with the erection of an enclosed pergola, 1.2m high glazed balustrading and rope railings and the provision of a decked area.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/00902
Application record
- Reference
- CA/26/00902
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 1 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Gorrell
- Postcode
- CT5 1BX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jun 2026
Received by Canterbury
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 July 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Fortis Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Bagshot
Active · incorporated 2025 · Bagshot
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
266 documents on file for this application
- GREG SPENCER
- NATURAL ENGLAND
- NATURAL ENGLAND-ANNEX A
- SALLY GOSTELOW
- HUGH GOSTELOW
- WHITSTABLE BEACH CAMPAIGNKENT POLICE DISPERSAL ORDER
- WHITSTABLE BEACH CAMPAIGN
- MR CHRISTOPHER GERRY
- MS NICKI LEGGATT
- MR SIMON TAYLOR
- MRS JANE BEAUMONT
- MRS DEBORAH STOATE
- ROGER GAUNTLETT
- MS HEATHER TRAPPE
- PAUL MCNALLY
- PAUL MCNALLY
- MR TED MYERS
- MS RACHEL WEBBLEY
- JULIA NUNES-CARVALHO
- MR OLLIE JONES
- MS GENNETTE LAWRENCE
- MRS SARA WHEELER
- MR STEPHEN GERLIS
- SARAH POUT
- MRS SUSAN BASSETT-MYERS
- MR ANDREW STAINSBY
- MS SUSANNAH GOOCH
- C BREWER
- CAROL BAKER
- J PHILLIPS
- N MAWER
- MR ANDREW HOUSEMAN
- MRS JENNIFER GRIFFIN
- DR EMMA BAINBRIDGE
- MRS GAY BRIGGS
- MR JONATHAN NUNES-CARVALHO
- MR TONY ULLMAN
- MRS KIRSTIE WHITE
- MR KEITH DUGMORE
- MR NIALL MARTIN
- MARK BARNES
- MISS CATHERINE PIERCE
- MR JOHN POLLIT PIERCE
- MS RACHEL MCNULTY
- PAUL MCNALLY
- MS SARAH HAMMOND
- WAYNE DIXON
- MRS BARBARA BUCHAN
- MS ELIZABETH NORTH
- NIGEL TRUE
- MR BYRON LEWIS
- MR KIM FOSTER
- MS DIANE COMLEY
- MR SIMON REYNOLDS
- DAVID LIDDICOAT
- DR ELIZABETH MCGOWN
- MR JONATHAN ALABASTER
- MR JOHN BUTTERWORTH
- MR STUART WILLMOT
- DR FRANCESCA RICHARDS
- SUZANNE PULLINGER
- MARK R BARNES
- ABIGAIL MURRAY
- MRS JILL FAGG
- DR RAVINDRA SINGH VERMA
- MR IAN WILD
- MS CARON JONES
- A HOWE
- MR TOM CROWLEY
- PATRICIA DIXON
- PAUL MCNALLY
- PAUL MCNALLY (ATTACHMENT)
- SALLY NEWCOMBE
- THE WHITSTABLE SOCIETY
- MR IAN MILLICHAP
- DR NICOLETTE DAVID
- MR HYWEL MORGAN
- MR JULIAN BLADES
- MR GERARD CLOHESSY
- DR ANDREW JACKSON
- MS YVONNE MEREDITH
- MRS SARA WADE
- MR DOMINIC WADE
- MISS HARRIETTE DEW
- MS BETTINA COVAC
- MR MIKE PEMBERTON
- MR SIMON TAYLOR
- MR PAUL SHEDDEN
- MS DIANE COMLEY
- MS SUSAN PATTWELL
- MRS BARBARA BUCHAN
- MS ANNALIE RICHES
- MR S REYNOLDS
- MRS CASSIE FOX
- MS LAURA BUCHAN
- MISS CHRISTINA BRADLEY
- MR NIALL MARTIN
- MS CHARLOTTE WHEELER
- MRS SARA WHEELER
- MRS ELSA COLLARD
- MS RACHEL WEBBLEY
- MS SARAH HAMMOND
- MS JANET MAXWELL
- MR NEIL REYNOLDS
- MRS LYNN BROWN
- MR DAVID EDWARDS
- PROPOSED SITE PLAN
- RESUBMISSION COVER LETTER
- MISS CLAIRE MANNING
- MS M GREEN
- MS SHEILA WYVER
- MR OLIVER GOGGI
- MR JON SHELTON
- MRS SONYA BAKER
- MR STEPHEN BAKER
- MRS KRISTA REST
- MRS LOUISE CAFFERY
- MS GEN LAWRENCE
- MRS BERNADETTE LAX
- MISS RUTH OLIVER
- MRS LISA FEURTADO
- MRS CAROLE HARVEY
- MRS WENDY FITZPATRICK
- MRS MARJ TAYLOR
- DR LUCY O'MEARA
- MS LYN ALBRIGHTON
- MR DAN GRILIOPOULOS
- MS ABI MURRAY
- MR DAVID TAYLOR
- MS CAROLINE DEEPROSE
- WHITSTABLE BEACH CAMPAIGN
- WHITSTABLE BEACH CAMPAIGN APPENDICES 1-9
- KENT RAMBLERS
- MS NICKI LEGGATT
- CATHERINE HOLT
- MS HILARY METCALF
- MR MICHAEL BAX
- MS EMMA BURNHAM
- MRS PAULA PARSONS
- MR PHILIP PARSONS
- MS ELIZABETH NORTH
- MS YVONNE FUCHS
- MAX KENDALL
- CHRISTOPHER SMITH
- MRS LYNDA LEACH
- MR BYRON LEWIS
- ASHLEY CLARKE
- STEVE OUTERSON
- KATIE MURPHY
- CATHERINE GLANFIELD
- MS CATHERINE WILLIS
- MISS ALISON GRANT
- MRS JENNIFER GRIFFIN
- MR NOEL MAWER
- CLLR STUART HEAVER
- MRS BARBARA BOOSFELD
- MR KEITH DUGMORE
- MR GEORGE W MURRAY
- MS CHARLOTTE GRINLING
- CLLR CHRIS CORNELL
- MRS ANN CLARKE
- MS SARAH WREN
- MR DAVID FIGGIS
- MR KIM FOSTER
- MRS K KENDALL
- SARAH POUT
- PATRICIA PAGE
- RAYMOND PAGE
- DR EMMA BAINBRIDGE
- DR JENNIFER DUGMORE
- DR JENNIFER DUGMORE
- MS DAPHNE STANLEY
- MR PETER BANBURY
- MRS SUZANNE MAPP
- MRS PAULINE GIRLING
- MRS ELISABETH DEWHIRST
- DR GRAHAM HARRISON
- MS KERRY HALES
- DR VICTORIA JANKE
- CARSON CARBERY
- MS JEAN MACDONALD
- MS MIA WOOLSEY
- MR RODDY SKEAPING
- MRS SUE WHITTAKER
- MS SARA TILLEY
- MR MATREYA SOUTHGATE
- MRS EMILY TURNER
- JULIA SNOOK
- KCIIIECP RESPONSE
- KCIIIECP MAP
- MR JOHN POLLITT
- MISS CATHERINE PIERCE
- MR MICHAEL OLIVER
- MRS SHARON BALDWIN
- MR SIMON ERRIDGE
- MRS ANGELA EDLER-MAIDMENT
- ENV AGENCY
- MS DEBORAH SHEWELL
- MR RICHARD MALTBY
- MRS AMANDA HOGARTH
- NIGEL TRUE
- MRS ROSEMARY KROITER
- W DIXON
- MRS PHILIPPA BLOICE
- MRS CERI ROLLASON
- MRS JANE BEAUMONT
- MRS LINDA KARLSEN
- MR RICHARD GIRLING
- MRS HARRIET BLACKMORE
- MRS WEI BAKER
- MR JONATHAN NUNES-CARVALHO
- MR MICHAEL PARSONS
- MRS ANNE JACKSON
- MS CATHARINE BURGESS
- MS CATHARINE BURGESS
- DR JEREMY SCOTT
- MR IAN DORSETT
- MS SUSANNAH GOOCH
- MRS JO TAYLOR
- MRS JENIFER MARSH
- MRS SHARI POWELL
- MRS KAY ASQUITH
- CAROL BAKER
- MRS LOUISE TUCKER
- MRS NICOLETTE WHITAKER
- MR JOHN ELLIS
- MR EDMUND WILSON
- MR STEPHEN GERLIS
- JO RIVERS
- MR CHRISTIAN BREWER
- MRS PAULINE HENDY
- MS HANNAH KEON
- J FABER
- MR TONY ULLMAN
- MRS SARAH SIMMONDS
- MS MICHAELA SHIMMON
- MS MAGDA SEGAL
- MR JAMES MAUGER
- MS MAGDALEN MEADE
- MISS JANE DAVIDSON
- DR ANN PRICE
- MR ANDREW STAINSBY
- MR IAN RHODES
- MS JO PHILLIPS
- MR RICHARD TILLEY
- MR DAN STANLEY
- MR MICHAEL RICHARDS
- MR ANDREW HOUSEMAN
- FLOOD RISK TECHNICAL NOTE
- BNG DESIGN STAGE REPORT.
- BNG BASELINE ASSESSMENT
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL.
- BNG METRC
- APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA
- PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL
- HABITAT CONDITION ASSESSMENT
- BASELINE ONSITE HABITAT SURVEY REPORT (PRE-DEVELOPMENT)
- BIODIVERSITY NET GAIN ASSESSMENT
- SHADOW HABITATS REGULATIONS ASSESSMENT
- FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT
- PLANNING STATEMENT
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED SITE AREA
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN
- PROPOSED ELEVATION/SECTIONS
- PROPOSED PLANS
- COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY - COMPLETED FORM
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