Planning application
Becket House 4 - 6 New Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3BB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
An application under Conservation Habitat and Species Regulation 2017 to determine likely significant affects on European Site for the change of use from retail to dwelling. Prior Approval under CA/24/00795.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/01052
Application record
- Reference
- CA/26/01052
- Type
- Cons of Hab and Species Regs
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 24 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Barton
- Postcode
- CT1 3BB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Canterbury register
This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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CA/26/01106 Awaiting decision
Becket House 4 - 6 New Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3BB
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for conversion of part of the existing floorspace from office, to create 42 residential units.
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CA/21/01835 Granted
Becket House 4-6 New Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3BB
Application under the prior approval process for change of use from offices to residential.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 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 19 August 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 54 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Union 4 Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Canterbury for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Canterbury's median decision took 54 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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Becket House 4 - 6 New Dover Road Canterbury Kent CT1 3BB
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