Chestfield planning approval rate
Chestfield ward in Canterbury has a 96.5% approval rate based on 289 planning decisions. Canterbury overall: 94.6%.
Last updated: April 2026
96.5%
ward approval rate
289
Decisions
279
Approved
10
Refused
94.6%
Canterbury average
Chestfield is broadly in line with the Canterbury average — neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Chestfield compares
Chestfield ward
96.5%
Canterbury overall
94.6%
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Recent decisions in Chestfield
Single-storey rear extension, weatherboard to front elevation and extension to e · Thu 22 Dec 2022
Single-storey rear extension and first-floor front extension. · Fri 16 Dec 2022
T1) - To attend to the Willow tree located on the right boundary of the rear gar · Thu 08 Dec 2022
Line of trees / hedging to front side boundary- Fell · Wed 30 Nov 2022
T1, T2, T3 & T4 - To crown reduce 4 Lombardy Poplar trees on rear boundary by 30 · Wed 30 Nov 2022
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Canterbury
✓ Your 10 nearest comparable planning decisions
✓ Appeal success rates
✓ PDF report to share with your architect
Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 4,270 decisions.