Land Between Crossways And The Gardens Droveway Gardens St Margarets Bay Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/00242 - External Consultations Awaiting decision

Proposal

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 The Kent County Council (Public Footpath ER28 (Part) St Margaret's At Cliffe) Definitive Map Modification Order 2026 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 May 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 6 May 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the St Margaret's at Cliffe built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
External Consultations
Postcode
CT15 6BT
Received
7 Apr 2026
Validated
8 Apr 2026
Ward
Guston Kingsdown St Margarets-at-Cliffe
Parish
ST MARGARETS AT CLIFFE
Case officer
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Target decision
6 May 2026
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Dover
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#46 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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