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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1,742 approved · 156 refused · 108 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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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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  1. DecidedCON/19/00821/9E

    Discharge of condition 7 (affordable housing), condition 32 (surface water drainage/disposal system), condition 34 (foul drainage) and condition 20 (Archaeology) 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 31 Mar 2025
  2. Awaiting decision25/00386

    Variation of condition 1 (approved plans), 2 (timetables), 7 (number of caravans) and 8 (site layout) of planning permission 11/00484 (the material change of use of the land to a mixed use comprising use as a residential caravan site and the keeping of horses, the construction of a driveway and hard surfacing and the installation of a septic tank).

    Hollyoak Stable Marshborough Road Marshborough CT13 0PE

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  3. Decided24/00181/A

    Non material minor amendment to approved application 24/00181/A (Full application for the erection of an up to four storeys in height building for uses including education, offices, studio, gallery and cafe (Use Classes E(g)(i), E(b) and F1) to allow non-material changes to the layout and external appearance of the building, as well as the addition of an external cycle store and an increase in parapet height by 225mm

    The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover CT16 1JW

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  4. Decided25/00388

    Change of use of land to residential garden land (retrospective)

    The Barn Coombe Lane Woodnesborough Sandwich Kent CT13 0PW

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  5. Decided25/00389

    Change of use of first floor to residential, erection of a first-floor extension to create to self- contained flats with alterations to ground floor to create 2 new entrances and 2 retail units

    23 High Street Deal CT14 7AA

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  6. DecidedCON/24/00671/B

    Discharge of condition 6 (archaeology), condition 8 (traffic managment plan) pursuant to application 24/00671 Creation of a 3G Artificial Grass Pitch (AGP) with perimeter fencing, hardstanding areas, storage container, floodlighting and an access footpath; Refurbishment of two netball courts with perimeter fencing and floodlighting

    Dover Christ Church Academy Melbourne Avenue Dover Kent CT16 2EG

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  7. Awaiting decision25/00391

    Outline application for the erection of up to 4,200sqm of commercial space with associated parking and infrastructure; with all matters reserved except access

    Land North West Of Deal Business Park Southwall Road Deal CT14 9FH

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  8. Decided25/00392

    Erection of 2 dwellings, formation of new vehicle access and associated parking (existing garage to be demolished)

    98 Golf Road Deal CT14 6QG

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  9. Decided25/00393

    Erection of a 2 storey rear extension with Juliette balcony (existing conservatory to be demolished)

    23 Heronden View Eastry CT13 0EZ

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  10. Decided24/01050/A

    Non material amendment to planning permission 24/01050 (Reserved matters application pursuant to outline application 22/00652 for the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, and discharge of conditions 6 and 13 for phase 2A, for the erection of 81 dwellings, car parking and infrastructure) to allow addition of a substation

    Land South West Of Sholden Drive Sandwich Road Sholden Kent

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  11. DecidedTC/25/00045

    T1 - Re-pollard one lime tree as part of ongoing management

    St Georges Garden Of Rest West Street Deal Kent

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  12. Decided25/00395

    Erection of a front extension

    5 Vale View Road Aylesham CT3 3DD

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  13. Decided25/00396

    Insertion of 2 windows on side elevation

    11 Mongeham Way Walmer CT14 7TZ

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  14. DecidedCON/24/01201/B

    Discharge of condition 13 (archaeology), condition 14 (foundation design) pursuant to application 24/01201 The variation of condition 2 (approved plans), condition 5 (construction traffic management plan), condition 6 (access visibility splays) and condition 8 (access design) of planning permission 22/00668 (The erection of a solar farm with battery storage and associated infrastructure for a period of 40 years) to allow the temporary access to be moved. Also, consequential amendments to the wording of conditions 3,4,9,10,11,12,13, and 15, which have already discharged

    Land North East And South East Of The Lane Guston Kent

    Received 1 Apr 2025
  15. Decided25/00340

    Prior approval for the erection of an agricultural building

    Land South And East Of Clampits Farm Wass Drove Westmarsh

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  16. DecidedCON/16/01328/C

    Discharge of condition 6 partial (biodiversity), condition 7 (construction management plan) pursuant to application 16/01328 Outline application for the erection of up to 28 dwellings (30% affordable), creation of vehicular access (including demolition of 14 Archers Court Road).

    14 Archers Court Road Whitfield Dover Kent CT16 3HP

    Received 2 Apr 2025
  17. DecidedCON/22/00737/A

    Discharge of condition 5 (Biodiversity mitigation strat), condition 7 (Hedgehog gaps), condition 10 (arboricultural method statement) pursuant to application 22/00737 Reserved Matters application pursuant to outline permission DOV/16/01328 (APP/X2220/W/17/3191402) for the details of landscaping, layout, scale and appearance for 28 dwellings, together with details of conditions 6 and 13

    Land On The South Side Of Archers Court Road Whitfield Kent

    Received 2 Apr 2025
  18. Decided25/00400

    Erection of side catslide extension with new entrance, side roof dormer, and raised rear deck and stair from upper to lower ground/garden level. Replacement windows.

    Crows Nest 98 Wellington Parade Walmer CT14 8AD

    Received 2 Apr 2025
  19. Decided25/00401

    Erection of a dwelling with associated parking and landscaping (self-build)

    55 Church Hill Shepherdswell CT15 7NR

    Received 3 Apr 2025
  20. DecidedCON/21/01488/A

    Discharge of condition 4 (surface water drainage) and 6 (infiltration) pursuant to application 21/01488 - Erection of an agricultural building for fruit storage

    Guilton Farm 63 Guilton Ash CT3 2HR

    Received 3 Apr 2025
  21. Decided25/00387

    Certificate of lawfulness (existing) for the use of the barn as dwellinghouse without compliance with condition 2 of planning permission DOV/96/01163 to allow the barn to be an independent dwelling away from Carpenters Farm

    Carpenters Farm Barn Preston Lane Preston CT3 1EY

    Received 31 Mar 2025
  22. DecidedTC/25/00046

    Felling of one Ash tree situated within a conservation area.

    The Village Shop High Street St Margarets At Cliffe Dover Kent CT15 6AU

    Received 3 Apr 2025
  23. DecidedCON/24/00928/A

    Discharge of condition 5 (Biodiversity) pursuant to application 24/00928 - Erection of a single storey extension for storage use

    Wood Ash Garage Hammill Road Woodnesborough Sandwich Kent CT13 0PR

    Received 3 Apr 2025
  24. Decided25/00405

    Erection of two storey/single storey front and first-floor side extensions, alterations to windows and external finishes (existing front bay and porch to be demolished)

    White Rails Sandwich Road Woodnesborough CT13 0LY

    Received 3 Apr 2025

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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.

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