9 Siberts Close Shepherdswell CT15 7LW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00306 - Full Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Erection of detached dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Apr 2026
✓
Validated
2 Apr 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
28 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 28 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sibertswold built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT15 7LW
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Aylesham, Eythorne And Shepherdswell
Parish
SHEPHERDSWELL WITH COLDRED
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 May 2026
Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Decision date
28 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
LM Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Refused, as 28% of new homes here are.

54%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
6%go to committee

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

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
17 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
28 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

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