Chestfield Neighbourhood Plan

Chestfield Parish Council has prepared a draft Neighbourhood Plan, which sets out a vision for the future of Chestfield and planning policies which, if adopted, will be used to determine planning applications locally.  

Chestfield Parish Council formally submitted the plan to Canterbury City Council under The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 on 10 March 2026. 

Plan proposal 

In accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (general) Regulations 2012 (as amended), the submission includes the following documents: 

• A map identifying the Neighbourhood Area
• Chestfield Neighbourhood Plan 
• Basic Conditions Statement 
• Consultation Statement 
• Strategic Environmental Assessment and Habitat Impact Assessment Screening Report 

Further information about the Chestfield Neighbourhood Plan is available here.  

Consultation  

In accordance with Regulation 16 of the Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012 (as amended), Canterbury City Council is now publicising the plan proposal for a period of eight weeks, between Thursday 16 April and Thursday 11 June 2026.   

How to comment:  

Read the draft Neighbourhood Plan and submit your comments using the online form. 

Alternatively, email consultations@canterbury.gov.uk or write to Policy Team, Canterbury City Council, 14 Rose Lane, Canterbury, CT1 2UR. 

Printed copies of the plan are available to view at the following venues:  

• Canterbury City Council, 14 Rose Lane, Canterbury, CT1 2UR, Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm  
• Whitstable Library, Oxford Street, Whitstable, CT5 1DB, Monday to Friday, 10am to 5pm (closed for lunch 12.30pm to 1.30pm), Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm (closed for lunch 12.30pm to 1pm)
• Swalecliffe Library, 78 Herne Bay Road, Whitstable, CT5 2LX, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9.30am to 5pm (closed for lunch 1pm to 2pm), Saturday 9.30am to 1pm 

All responses must be submitted no later than 5pm on Thursday 11 June 2026.  

Any representations may include a request to be notified of the council’s decision under regulation 19 in relation to the neighbourhood development plan.  

If you would like to see what you will be asked before starting the survey, you can view the list of questions.  

What happens next  

Following the consultation, the plan, its supporting evidence and any representations made will be sent to an independent examiner.   

The independent examiner will consider whether the plan meets the basic conditions.  

If the plan passes the independent examination, a referendum will be held, where the community will be able to vote on whether it supports the plan.  

Published: 16 April 2026