Former Playground North Military Road Dover CT17 9BQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00344 - Certificate of Lawful Existing Use Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness (existing) for lawful compliance with condition 1 of planning permission (time limit) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Apr 2026
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Validated
16 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 Jun 2026

Approved on 8 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

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    • LawfulnessCertificate of lawfulness (existing) for lawful compliance with condition 1 (time limit)This application26/00344

Site constraints 12

Local nature reserve about 21 m away: Western Heights
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Scheduled monument about 89 m away: Fortifications, Roman lighthouse and medieval chapel on Western Heights
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Lowland calcareous grassland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 ↗
Folkestone to Ramsgate about 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Conservation area about 22 m away: Dover - Western Heights
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 22 m away: Western Heights, Dover; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Dover built-up area; Priority habitat about 22 m away: Lowland calcareous grassland; Tree preservation order about 26 m away: Situated on the eastern, southern and western side.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use
Postcode
CT17 9BQ
Received
15 Apr 2026
Validated
16 Apr 2026
Ward
Town And Castle
Parish
DOVER
Case officer
Show
Target decision
11 Jun 2026
Decision
Certificate Existing Granted
Decision date
8 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
YOOP Architects

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Jun 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