The Lydden Bell 81 Canterbury Road Lydden Dover CT15 7EX Data via plota.co.uk

24/00823/A - Non Material Minor Amendment Approved
Admin / proceduralCommercial premises

Proposal

Non material amendment to planning permission (Erection of an outbuilding for use as a holiday let) to allow insertion of 2 additional windows Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Apr 2026
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Validated
20 Apr 2026
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Approved
22 Apr 2026

Approved on 22 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF OFFICER REPORT Report · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 16 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 9

3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Anne Cottage, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
SSSI about 61 m away: Alkham, Lydden and Swingfield Woods SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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 ↗
Special area of conservation about 293 m away: Lydden & Temple Ewell Downs
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.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Lydden 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 scheduled monument at the site

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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £380,000 in February 2018. Other property, freehold.

2 February 2018£380,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area201 m² (2,164 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 59)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dover
Application type
Non Material Minor Amendment
Postcode
CT15 7EX
Received
16 Apr 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Dover Downs And River
Parish
LYDDEN
Case officer
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Target decision
17 May 2026
Decision
Approve Non-material AMD
Decision date
22 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Smith Group Kent Ltd

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 May 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

23 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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The Lydden Bell 81 Canterbury Road Lydden Dover Kent CT15 7EX
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2025 Approved
The Lydden Bell 81 Canterbury Road Lydden Dover Kent CT15 7EX
Discharge of condition 3 (samples), condition 4 (drainage details), condition 7 (LEMP) pu…
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2023 Approved
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2022 Refused
156 Canterbury Road Lydden Dover CT15 7EX
Erection of a 2no. bay car port
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2022 Refused
156 Canterbury Road Lydden CT15 7EX
Erection of a double garage
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2022 Approved
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3 - Details of fencing on or adj to decking area
CON/21/00881/A
2021 Approved
67 Canterbury Road Lydden CT15 7EX
Erection of a single storey outbuilding with decking, steps and railings (part retrospect…
21/00881
2020 Approved
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Erection of a single storey rear extension and detached garage (existing garage to be dem…
20/01046
2021 Approved
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4 - Materials
CON/20/01117/E
2021 Approved
154 Canterbury Road Lydden CT15 7EX
3 - Sections
CON/20/01117/A
2021 Approved
154 Canterbury Road Lydden Dover Kent CT15 7EX
9 - Construction management plan
CON/20/01117/C
2021 Approved
The Lydden Bell 81 Canterbury Road Lydden Dover Kent CT15 7EX
4 - Joinery details
CON/20/00929/B
2021 Approved
The Lydden Bell 81 Canterbury Road Lydden CT15 7EX
3 - Specific details
20/00737/A
2021 Approved
154 Canterbury Road Lydden Dover Kent CT15 7EX
5 - Landscaping
CON/20/01117/B
2021 Approved
154 Canterbury Road Lydden Dover Kent CT15 7EX
15 - Drive drainage
CON/20/01117/D
2021 Approved
Marwil Canterbury Road Lydden CT15 7EX
Erection of a rear dormer window and 3no. rooflights to front elevation to facilitate a l…
21/00062
2021 Approved
The Lydden Bell 81 Canterbury Road Lydden CT15 7EX
7 - Archaeology
CON/20/00929/A
2020 Approved
Land Rear Of 152 And 154 Canterbury Road Lydden CT15 7EX
Erection of a detached dwelling, vehicular access and associated parking
20/01117
2019 Approved
Lydden Garage 166 Canterbury Road Lydden Dover CT15 7EX
Erection of a detached dwelling (existing store to be demolished)
19/00752
2019 Approved
Lydden Garage 166 Canterbury Road Lydden Dover CT15 7EX
Erection of a detached dwelling (existing store to be demolished)
19/00752
2016 Refused
Beech Bungalow Warren Lane Lydden CT15 7EU
Erection of a detached dwelling and creation of parking
16/00713
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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.