FA VASE quarter-finalists Canterbury City have been dealt a major blow after planning permission for a home of their own after 20 nomadic years was rejected this week.
On Tuesday, Canterbury City Council’s planning committee voted down plan for a three-pitch stadium and sports hub at Highland Court Farm, Bridge, which included a new home for Canterbury Rugby Club.
The club, one-time members of the Southern League, lost its Kingsmead Stadium in 1999 when it was redeveloped for housing and then folded in 2001, before reforming in 2007 at grassroots level and working their way back up to...