The Retreat 34 Kingsdown Road St Margarets At Cliffe CT15 6AZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00374 - Full Planning Permission Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Erection of a single storey side extension and replacement window to first floor rear elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Validated
23 Apr 2026
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Consultation
1 May 2026
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Approved
18 Jun 2026

Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED Decision · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF OFFICER REPORT Report · 18 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF AMENDED HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 21 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 7

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 13 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 31 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 31 May 2026 View ↗
PDF ST MARGARETS PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 12 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 3 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

  • FullApproved26/00374This application
    Erection of a single storey side extension and replacement window to first floor rear elevation

Site constraints 9

St Margarets-at-Cliffe conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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.
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 ↗
National landscape 41 m away: Kent Downs
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the St Margaret's at Cliffe built-up area; Open access land 4 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Heritage coast 77 m away: South Foreland; 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. 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.

Building

Floor area70 m² (753 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whin, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dover
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT15 6AZ
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Guston Kingsdown St Margarets-at-Cliffe
Parish
ST MARGARETS AT CLIFFE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
18 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Manse Designs Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
314decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
1 May 2026
Statutory expiry
18 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.