In the last 12 months, 96.4% of home project applications were approved in Canterbury (139 decided): extensions, loft conversions and similar work. A typical home project decision takes about ten weeks (median 69 days).
Across all application types, 96.7% of 3,199 applications decided since January 2023 were approved. Based on Canterbury's public planning register. Data last updated: 8 April 2026.
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All applications on record, not only the last 12 months.
| Category | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full planning applications | 1,213 | 1,135 | 78 | |
| Conservation Area Consent | 922 | 921 | 1 | |
| Discharging planning conditions | 330 | 330 | 0 | no refusals recorded |
| Listed Building Consent | 188 | 183 | 5 | |
| Minor amendment to an approved scheme (S96a) | 154 | 153 | 1 | |
| Protected tree works (TPO) | 140 | 137 | 3 | |
| Advertisement Consent | 82 | 77 | 5 | |
| Changing a planning condition (S73) | 74 | 72 | 2 | |
| Other* | 96 | 85 | 11 | mixed types |
Discharging planning conditions: no refusals are recorded in this category for this authority, so no approval rate is shown.
* Other combines smaller categories: Larger extensions (householder prior approval) (19), Farming consultation (16), Reserved matters (detail after outline approval) (7), Prior - light ind to dwlg (7), Prior - St alne solar panel non domestic (7), Outline Planning (6), Prior - agricultural to dwlg (6), Environmental impact screening and scoping (5), Demolition (4), Electricity board consultation (4), Variation of Legal Agreement (3), Certificate of lawfulness (existing use) (2), Prior - offices to dwelling (2), Cons of Hab and Species Regs (2), Forestry Commission Consult (2), Certificate of lawfulness (confirming permitted development) (1), Phone masts and telecoms (1), Enlarg dwlg by construct of add storeys (1), Hedgerow Removal (1).
The most recent three years. Earlier decisions are included in the totals above but not in this chart.
| Quarter | Decided | Approved | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 124 | 121 | |
| Q4 2023 | 251 | 235 | |
| Q1 2024 | 169 | 167 | |
| Q2 2024 | 275 | 266 | |
| Q3 2024 | 310 | 292 | |
| Q4 2024 | 269 | 257 | |
| Q1 2025 | 261 | 255 | |
| Q2 2025 | 256 | 251 | |
| Q3 2025 | 249 | 244 | |
| Q4 2025 | 276 | 269 | |
| Q1 2026 | 282 | 275 | |
| Q2 2026 | 6 | 6 | sample too small |
The 12 wards with the most decided applications, across all years. 325 further decided applications fall in wards not shown.
Among wards with at least 20 decided applications, approval rates range from 94.0% in Seasalter to 98.8% in Little Stour And Adisham, a gap of 4.8 percentage points.
| Ward | Decided | Approved | Refused | Approval rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorrell | 309 | 303 | 6 | |
| Westgate | 294 | 281 | 13 | |
| Chartham And Stone Street | 267 | 254 | 13 | |
| Nailbourne | 217 | 214 | 3 | |
| Barton | 213 | 207 | 6 | |
| Chestfield | 187 | 184 | 3 | |
| Sturry | 187 | 177 | 10 | |
| Blean Forest | 184 | 180 | 4 | |
| Heron | 182 | 174 | 8 | |
| Seasalter | 168 | 158 | 10 | |
| Little Stour And Adisham | 166 | 164 | 2 | |
| Wincheap | 145 | 140 | 5 |
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