Planning application
Howfield Farm Howfield Lane Chartham Kent CT4 7HQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for installation of of solar array comprising of 710 panels totalling 433.1kWp.
As published by the council, reference CA/26/01182
Application record
- Reference
- CA/26/01182
- Type
- Prior - St alne solar panel non domestic
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 13 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Chartham And Stone Street
- Parish
- Chartham
- Postcode
- CT4 7HQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Canterbury register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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CA/25/02324 Granted
Howfield Farm Howfield Lane Chartham Kent CT4 7HQ
Application for determination as to whether prior approval is required for fruit storage building.
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CA/25/01656 Granted
Howfield Farm Howfield Lane Chartham Kent CT4 7HQ
Application for the prior approval of installation of roof mounted solar panels.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jul 2026
Received by Canterbury
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 September 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
N Field Projects Ltd Agent, registered in Eastbourne
Active · incorporated 2022 · Eastbourne
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 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 50 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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