Land To The North And West Side Of Molland Lea Ash Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/00973 - Outline Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Outline planning application with all matters reserved except access to for erection of up to 96 dwellings to include drainage infrastructure, public open space, landscaping and associated development Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 27 Oct 2026, 05:11

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Application progress

✓

Received

19 Oct 2026

✓

Validated

20 Oct 2026

Decision

Expected by 19 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Dec 2026 and 6 Jan 2027, from Dover's recent new homes.

Documents 18

Statements & assessments 11

Plans & drawings 1

PDF TRAVEL PLAN Report · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 19 Oct 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

Public footpath 17 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Agricultural land, grade 2, surveyed

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Reading). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1; the survey is the definitive reading.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Survey report ↗

Also on the record

Coalfield, development low risk area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 22 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Dover
Application type: Outline Planning Permission
Received: 19 Oct 2026
Validated: 20 Oct 2026
Ward: Little Stour And Ashstone
Parish: ASH
Target decision: 19 Jan 2027
Agent: Bidwells

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 91-day target. Dover usually decides new homes by day 56.

prediction

Day 883 days to the 91-day target

54%decided within 8 weeks

71%approved

6%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Dover in the last twelve months, from validation. Dover decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 19 Jan 2027
Env. assessment: No

Dover

Planning Authority Score

7.4/10

Good

#46 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

Dover is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #28 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (92%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England

for householder decisions

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Dover decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

88%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #151 of 296

92%

Householder approved

Above avg (90%) #151 of 296

83%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #28 of 296

31%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #57 of 296

72%

Minor dwellings approved

105 decided (1-9 homes)

83%

Major dwellings approved

18 decided (10+ homes)

82%

Change of use approved

56 decided

772

Total decisions

89 refused in the year to March 2026