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Dover District Council
Planning applications.
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 dates2,684Searchable 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1,742 approved · 156 refused · 108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Get pre-application advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanningenforcement@dover.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesdevelopmentmanagement@dover.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas103 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areas55 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided25/00260
Display of an internal illuminated digital totem
1 Eythorne Road Shepherdswell Dover CT15 7NU
Received 10 Mar 2025 - DecidedCON/20/01499/BB
Discharge of condition 4 (paint colour specification) pursuant to application 20/01499 Change of use and conversion into 2no. flats (Use Class C3(a))
39 York Road Walmer Deal Kent CT14 7ED
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00261
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the installation of solar panels
Downs Sailing Club The Strand Walmer Deal CT14 7DY
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00262
Erection of single storey and part two storey rear extension
24 Redsull Avenue Deal Kent CT14 9HU
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00181
Regulation 5 (The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) (Amendment) Regulations 2003) for the installation of 10m pole
Bevan Way Aylesham Kent
Received 10 Mar 2025 - DecidedTC/25/00035
Fell one Horse Chestnut situated within a conservation area.
The Old Vicarage Coldred Road Shepherdswell Dover CT15 7LF
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00264
Erection of single storey rear extension, rear dormer window with roof lights to front and rear roofslope and alterations to windows and doors
8 Stone Cross Lees Sandwich CT13 0BZ
Received 10 Mar 2025 - DecidedTC/25/00036
Pollard back to previous pollard pruning points of one Magnolia situated within a conservation area.
25 The Street Ash Canterbury CT3 2HH
Received 10 Mar 2025 - DecidedTC/25/00037
Norway Maple (T1, T2 and T3) overall crown reduction by a maximum of 4 metres; Norway Maple (T2 and T3); Bay Laurel (T4 and T6) coppice; Cherry (T5) fell; group of Gum trees (G1) fell and replant, all situated within a conservation area (as amended by email from agent dated 23.06.2025).
Mayerling Whitefriars Meadow Sandwich CT13 9AS
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00265
Demolition of garage
Dene House Dene Farm Lane Wingham CT3 1NU
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedCON/22/01462/G
Discharge of condition 12 (SUDs Verfification Report) pursuant to application 22/01462 Erection of school building with associated parking, cycle parking, solar panels to roof, sports facilities, 3m fencing, 1.2m fencing/gate and landcaping (existing school building to be demolished)
St Marys Roman Catholic Primary School St Richards Road Deal Kent CT14 9LF
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedCON/24/01308/A
Discharge of condition 4 (slate sample) pursuant to application 24/01308 Erection of single storey rear extension, replacement windows to front elevation, re-paint front door/elevation and replacement roof tiles (existing conservatory to be demolished)
196 High Street Deal Kent CT14 6BL
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedCON/23/00951/A
Discharge of condition 2 (samples of materials) pursuant to application 23/00951 Approval of reserved matters relating to layout, scale, appearance, access and landscaping for 39 residential dwellings on phase 3 parcel 1, together with details for conditions 2, 21, 22, 24, 25, 35, 37, 38, 39 and 42 pursuant to outline planning permission 19/00821
Phase 3 Parcel 1 Land For Aylesham Village Expansion North Of Dorman Avenue North Aylesham Kent
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedTC/25/00038
Fell one Sycamore tree (T2) situated within a conservation area
Trees St Georges Lees Sandwich CT13 9JS
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedCON/22/00652/O
Discharge of condition 29 (travel plan) pursuant to application 22/00652 Outline application for the erection of up to 155 dwellings with associated parking and means of access (all matters reserved except for access)
Land South West Of Sholden Drive Sandwich Road Sholden Kent
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedTC/25/00039
Raise crown on road side to 5.2 metres of one Cherry tree situated within a conservation area
Lower Road River Kent
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedCON/19/00821/9D
Discharge of condition 16 (Electricity Substations) pursuant to application 19/00821 Section 73 application for variation and removal of conditions in relation to planning permission 15/00068. Variations in respect of 1 (amended drawings), 58 (phasing), 62 (numbers of dwellings), 66 (design addendum), 68 (public realm management), 71 (Travel Plan), 72 (Village Traffic Impact Assessment), 73 (Junction Improvements), 82, (ecology), 83 (ecology), 84 (ecology), 85 (ecology), 95 (allotments), 99 (playing pitch at Hill Crescent), 100 (surface water details), 112 ( sound insultation) 121(construction method statement). Removal of conditions 2-56 (Full Permision), 61 (sales marketing), 65 (live work units), 67 (phasing plan), 69 (public realm management), 70 (maximum number of vehicle parking), 74 (road details), 77 (sight lines), 78(sight lines), 80 (underground services), 92 (earthworks), 103 (soakaway suitability), 104 (code for sustainable homes), 105 ( BREEAM), 106 (renewable energy statement), 107 (live work units), 108 (workforce scheme), 109 (waste management plan), 110 (site environmental plan), 113 (traffic noise mitigation), 122 (construction method statement)
Land For Aylesham Village Expansion North Of Dorman Avenue North Aylesham Kent
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00271
Display of internally illuminated fascia sign, projecting sign, replacement awning and window vinyl
16 Pencester Road Dover CT16 1BW
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedCON/23/00401/E
Discharge of condition 30 (ecological design strategy) pursuant to application 23/00401 Outline application for the erection of up to 16 dwellings (with all matters reserved except access)
Land Opposite 32 To 38 Cauldham Lane Capel Le Ferne Kent
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedTC/25/00040
Overall crown reduction of 4 metres in height and 3-4 metres laterally and crown clean of one Ash tree situated within a conservation area.
Church House 1 Church Street Walmer Deal Kent CT14 7RX
Received 11 Mar 2025 - DecidedLCON/24/00146/B
Discharge of condition 3 b -brick sample, c - sample panel pursuant to application 24/00146 Single storey rear extension (existing lean to, glazed porch, WC and part garden wall demolished). Internal works include Remove and insert new partitions, infill existing and form new internal openings on all levels. Remove fitted cupboard from first floor bed 3. Insert staircase to access 2nd floor & erect partitions to form bedroom & bathroom. External works include Replace 1no ground floor window with French doors to south west elevation. Insert 1no window and replace 2no windows to first floor northwest elevation. Insert 1no window to ground and 1no window to first floor northeast elevation.
The Old Rectory Slip Lane Alkham Dover Kent CT15 7DA
Received 12 Mar 2025 - DecidedLCON/24/00146/D
Discharge of condition 3d - proposed interface pursuant to application 24/00146 Single storey rear extension (existing lean to, glazed porch, WC and part garden wall demolished). Internal works include Remove and insert new partitions, infill existing and form new internal openings on all levels. Remove fitted cupboard from first floor bed 3. Insert staircase to access 2nd floor & erect partitions to form bedroom & bathroom. External works include Replace 1no ground floor window with French doors to south west elevation. Insert 1no window and replace 2no windows to first floor northwest elevation. Insert 1no window to ground and 1no window to first floor northeast elevation.
The Old Rectory Slip Lane Alkham Dover Kent CT15 7DA
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00276
Erection of a first floor rear extension, rear ground floor window replaced with patio doors, and replacement windows
Little Garth Alkham Valley Road Alkham CT15 7BX
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Decided25/00277
Erection of a first floor rear extension
30 Chequer Lane Ash CT3 2AY
Received 12 Mar 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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