Building Plot, With Planning Permission, Whitstable Road, Blean
Key Features
- Building Plot With Planning Permission Granted For x2 Four Bedroom Semi Detached Houses
- Excellent Location, Close To Blean School, UKC, Kent College & St Edmund's
Description
A rare opportunity to purchase a building plot with planning permission granted for a pair of four bedroom semi-detached family homes. The existing building on site is to be demolished by the current owner, leaving the site ready for development.
Full planning details can be seen on the Canterbury City Council website under planning reference no. CA/25/00831/FUL.
Rough Common is exceptionally well positioned for access to some of the area’s most sought after amenities. The highly regarded Blean Primary School is just a quarter of a mile away, making the finished properties particularly attractive to families, while both St Edmund’s School and Kent College are within easy reach. Canterbury’s renowned grammar schools are also readily accessible, together with the University of Kent. The surrounding area is ideal for those who enjoy the outdoors, with the ancient RSPB Blean Woods nearby offering extensive walking and cycling routes through some of Kent’s most beautiful woodland.
Excellent transport connections further enhance the property’s appeal. Regular bus services provide convenient access to both Canterbury and the coastal town of Whitstable, while Canterbury West station is approximately a five minute drive away, offering high speed rail services to London St Pancras in as little as 56 minutes, making this an ideal location for commuters seeking a unique country home within easy reach of the capital.
All drawings courtesy of Clague Architects.
Covenants: The following covenant applies, or will be applied to the sale:
The Vendors will provide all necessary information in relation to the current planning consent.
Method of Sale: The property is offered for sale by private treaty with a right reserved to take the property to auction, formal or informal tender at a later date.
Services: Mains electricity, water and drainage are available nearby. Interested parties should make their own enquiries regarding service connections.
Rights of Way, Wayleaves and Easements: The property is sold to and with the benefit of all existing covenants, wayleaves and rights of way whether public or private specifically mentioned or not.
Tenure and Possession: Freehold with vacant possession on completion.
Boundaries and Acreages: The purchaser must satisfy themselves of the location of all the boundaries from their own inspection and from the Land Registry plans available. Areas are quoted for guidance purposes only and are given without responsibility which should not be relied upon as fact.
Purchaser Identification: In accordance with Money Laundering Regulations we are now required to obtain proof of identification of funds prior to agreeing a sale.
Viewing: Strictly by confirmed appointment with the agents - email . If you are unsure about any details please speak to Finn’s on .
Date: These particulars were prepared in June 2026.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-06-12
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 88% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Blean Primary School254 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 449
- Type
- Community school
- St Stephen's Junior School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 400
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Stephen's Infant School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Pupils
- 263
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Canterbury Primary School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 421
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Peter's Methodist Primary School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 208
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Methodist
Secondary
- The Archbishop's School1 mileOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 770
- Type
- Foundation school
- Faith
- Church of England
- The Canterbury Academy1.3 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,984
- Type
- Academy converter
- Barton Court Grammar School2.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 995
- Type
- Academy converter
- Barton Manor School2.6 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 596
- Type
- Free schools
- Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys2.8 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,226
- Type
- Foundation school
- Gender
- Boys
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Walking trail
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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