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Dover District Council
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Dover District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

2,684Searchable applications

328Recorded as pending

92%Approval rate · 1,898 approved or refused records

156Refused applications

1,742 approved · 156 refused · 108 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 21 Nov 2022 to 28 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 30 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanningenforcement@dover.gov.uk Council source
Planning enquiriesdevelopmentmanagement@dover.gov.uk Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas103 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas55 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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More application records

Decided24/01101
Proposed external lighting to building and proposed lighting to boundary walls
Dover Marina Hotel And Spa Waterloo Crescent Dover CT17 9BP
Received 28 Nov 2024
Decided24/01257
Erection of a Scout Hall (existing building to be demolished)
13 The Street Sholden CT14 0AL
Received 28 Nov 2024
Decided25/00009
Prior approval for the change of use from commercial (C1) to dwellinghouse (C3)
1 Ranelagh Road Deal CT14 7BG
Received 6 Jan 2025
Decided25/00012
Formation of a vehicular access (existing wall to be demolished)
244A Folkestone Road Dover CT17 9JP
Received 6 Jan 2025
DecidedCON/21/01783/A
Discharge of condition 3 (Archaeological), 4 (Materials) 13 (Arboricultural method statement), 15 (Surface water drainage) pursuant to application 21/01783 - Erection of 2no. detached dwellings, formation of vehicle access, associated parking, and associated works and landscaping
Land Adjoining 4 Woodnesborough Road Sandwich Kent
Received 8 Jan 2025
DecidedCON/22/01511/A
Discharge of condition 4 (materials) pursuant to application 22/01511 Erection of a detached dwelling, relocation of existing stables, construction of retaining gabion wall, entrance gate, installation of ground mounted solar panels and heat pump, associated landscaping and parking (existing dwelling to be demolished)
Land Known As Wellington Fields Lowslip Hill West Hougham Kent
Received 8 Jan 2025
Decided25/00055
Change of use of land for extension to wildlife park, erection of buildings to provide pygmy hippo and tiger enclosures, solar panels, erection of bear building with utilities/enclosures and expansion of existing car park (part retrospective)
Wingham Wildlife Park Rusham Road Wingham CT3 1JL
Received 20 Jan 2025
Decided25/00070
Part repointing of front elevation.
18 The Street Ash Canterbury CT3 2HJ
Received 23 Jan 2025
Decided25/00089
Installation of a petanque terrain and associated works
Alkham Recreation Ground Alkham Valley Road Alkham
Received 29 Jan 2025
Decided25/00104
Erection of a dwelling with solar panels to roof, and associated parking
Land Adjacent To 95 The Street Ash CT3 2AD
Received 31 Jan 2025
DecidedTC/25/00020
Re-pollard to previous pruning points of one Willow tree situated within a conservation area.
6 Wellington Road Deal Kent CT14 7AL
Received 31 Jan 2025
Decided25/00108
Erection of a single storey front extension and garage conversion to habitable accommodation, replacement roof and timber cladding to garden store
Dunroamin 19 Ark Lane Deal CT14 6PX
Received 2 Feb 2025
Decided25/00110
Removal of condition 4 (Independent accommodation) of planning permission 09/00527 for 'Change of use of site to care home ancillary to Eastry House, erection of a single storey rear extension and single storey detached annex, and construction of hardstanding'
Forge Cottage High Street Eastry Sandwich Kent CT13 0HE
Received 3 Feb 2025
Decided25/00115
Erection of a first floor rear extension
Maisonette 136A High Street Deal CT14 6BE
Received 4 Feb 2025
Decided25/00117
Erection of two storey and single storey rear extensions, enlargement of rear first-floor window (existing rear conservatory to be demolished)
28 Stonehall Lydden CT15 7JU
Received 4 Feb 2025
Decided25/00150
Change of use of former agricultural barn and attached stable building to a wedding and small events venue withassociated parking and a separate hobby workshop incidental to Chequer Court, together with physical works to barn,including porch canopy extension, 2no. flues and replacement windows and physical works to stable building tofacilitate the uses. Erection of extension to barn to south to provide toilet facilities for the wedding and small eventsvenue. (all physical works to former agricultural barn and stable building as well as the toilet extension 'in part' areretrospective).
Chequer Court Barn Knell Lane Ash CT3 2EF
Received 5 Feb 2025
DecidedCON/22/01665/A
Discharge of condition 3 (colour swatch) pursuant to application 22/01665 Erection of first floor rear extension with bifold doors to balcony, replacement windows and cladding to rear elevation and change to light grey colour on front elevation (1st floor conservatory demolished)
The Courtyard Water Street Deal CT14 6DJ
Received 5 Feb 2025
Decided25/00122
Formation of a vehicular access and associated parking
17 Park Street Dover CT16 1EP
Received 7 Feb 2025
DecidedCON/24/00232/A
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials), 4 (Windows and Doors), 5 (Landscaping), 6 (Drainage), 9 (Bin Store), 11 (Biodiversity protection), 13 (EDHMP), 14 (Lighting Strategy) and 15 (Biodiversity enhancements) pursuant to application 24/00232 - Change of use and conversion of agricultural building to dwellinghouse, to include change to external materials, increase in roof eaves and ridge height, associated parking and storage
Dairy Building Westcourt Lane Shepherdswell CT15 7PZ
Received 7 Feb 2025
Decided25/00127
Erection of single storey rear extension
Minnis Lodge Newcastle Lane Ewell Minnis CT15 7DY
Received 8 Feb 2025
Decided25/00135
Change of use from workshop to residential annex
Izzyinn Lower Street Tilmanstone Deal Kent CT14 0JD
Received 11 Feb 2025
Decided25/00136
Erection of a dwelling with associated parking (self-build)
38 Kings Close Kingsdown CT14 8BA
Received 11 Feb 2025
Decided25/00137
Erection of a rear extension (Existing conservatory to be demolished)
1 Hazeldown Close River CT17 0NJ
Received 11 Feb 2025
DecidedCON/20/01258/E
Discharge of condition 15 (Highways CMP) pursuant to application 20/01258 Erection of a three storey block of 24 residential units to provide short term interim accommodation, construction of retaining wall, erection of 2.1m high fencing, new vehicle access, associated parking and landscaping
Land West Of St Radigunds Community Centre Poulton Close Dover Kent
Received 11 Feb 2025

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Dover District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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