78 - 80 High Street Whitstable Kent CT5 1AZ

1. 31 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

2. 11 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 25 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 51 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Canterbury is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• Saint Alphege Church High Street Whitstable Kent CT5 1AY

  CA/25/01557 Submitted 28 Aug 2025 24m away

  T1) Yew - fell, T2) Shrubs reduce to height of 2m, T3) Yew - fell

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings 2 docs

• Saint Alphege Church High Street Whitstable Kent CT5 1AY

  CA/24/02126 Submitted 28 Nov 2024 24m away

  Re-Pollard 10 Lime Trees.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 2 docs

• 112 Middle Wall Whitstable Kent CT5 1BW

  CA/24/01539 Submitted 5 Sep 2024 45m away

  T5 - Holly tree, in rear garden, reduce by 15%.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 7 docs

• 99 - 101 High Street Whitstable Kent CT5 1AY

  CA/24/01653 Submitted 20 Sep 2024 55m away

  Variation of condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission CA/22/01511/FUL for the change of use from retail and one bed flat to one bed house following removal of the rear single storey projections; to allow adjustments to ground floor rear openings and weather boarding to first floor.

  Granted Amendments 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 110 Middle Wall Whitstable Kent CT5 1BW

  CA/24/01532 Submitted 5 Sep 2024 60m away

  T1, T2 & T3 - 3 ivy clad Elder trees in the rear garden, fell and replace with fruit trees.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Trees 7 docs

• Land Adjacent To 96 Cornwallis Circle Whitstable Kent CT5 1DT

  CA/25/01878 Submitted 16 Oct 2025 84m away

  Application for demolition of existing garages in conservation area.

  Granted Other Demolition 8 docs