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Cabinet urges public to have its say on draft planning blueprint
A 12-week consultation on the draft Canterbury District Local Plan To 2045 has been launched today (Monday 24 October) after Canterbury City Council’s Cabinet gave the green light to the listening exercise last Wednesday (19 October).
Latest news
- Free festive parking on the coast
We are pleased to be offering festive free parking days in Herne Bay and Whitstable in the coming weeks. - Public consultation sessions on trees and open spaces
Alongside the draft Local Plan, we are also consulting on some associated draft strategies, including the Tree and Woodland Strategy and the Open Space Strategy. - Free park and ride as the city lights up for Christmas
Canterbury’s park and ride service will again be free to use this Saturday (12 November) to coincide with the city’s Christmas lights switch-on event. - Pockets of dog poo perpetrators to be hit this autumn
Canterbury City Council’s Enforcement Officers are hitting dog fouling hotspots across the district to deter irresponsible owners from leaving their canine companions’ mess behind. - Arts Council England funding success for Kent-Medway Museum Partnership
The Kent and Medway Museum Partnership is thrilled to announce it has once again been awarded Arts Council England funding as a National Portfolio Organisation (NPO). - Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting to discuss Local Plan confirmed
An Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting to discuss the draft Canterbury District Local Plan to 2045 and its associated strategies will take place on Wednesday 14 December at the Guildhall in Canterbury.
Latest consultations
- Proposed changes to allotment fees
We are proposing an increase of 5% to allotment fees, which is below inflation so represents a real-terms cut in prices. - Proposed changes to taxi and private hire licence feesWe are proposing an increase of 5% to most taxi and private hire licence fees, which is below inflation so represents a real-terms cut in prices.
- Proposed changes to scrap metal dealer licence feesAs part of our draft budget for 2023/24, we are proposing to increase scrap metal dealer licence fees by 10%.
- Proposed changes to boat licence feesWe are proposing an increase of 5% to boat licence fees, which is below inflation so represents a real-terms cut in prices.
Latest campaigns
- Clean air for schools
Canterbury City Council and the MIDKENT Environmental Health Partnership were awarded DEFRA air quality grant funding in March 2021 to develop a digital resource for primary schools to educate children aged 5 to 11 years and their parents about air pollution. - Keeping Canterbury Clean
When Tom and his family moved from London to Canterbury last year they couldn’t wait to call the city’s beautiful gardens and charming cobbled streets ‘home’. - Air Quality
Air is polluted by the presence of certain harmful substances which, in high enough concentrations, can affect our health and environment. - Lifeline
Lifeline is an emergency alarm service that can help you or someone you know to feel safe and independent in the home, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.