White Cliffs Business Park - Phase 4 Land Off Dover Road CT15 5EJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00381 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of a warehouse (Class B8) with ancillary office, associated vehicle parking, van storage, plant, ancillary structures, lighting, landscaping and infrastructure works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Apr 2026
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Validated
25 Apr 2026
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Consultation
8 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 167.

Documents 76

Statements & assessments 24

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF LOCAL FLOOD AUTHORITY Consultee Response · 22 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DDC HERITAGE TEAM Consultee Response · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF DDC HERITAGE OFFICER Consultee Response · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF TREE SURVEY REPORT Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF ARCHAEOLOGICAL DESK BASED ASSESSMENT Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF BREEAM PRE-ASSESSMENT REPORT Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISAL Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF FRA AND DRAINAGE STRATEGY Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF BUILT HERITAGE STATEMENT_PART1 Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF BUILT HERITAGE STATEMENT PART2 Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HABITAT REGULATION ASSESSMENT LETTER_ISSUE 2_24-04-2026 Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF CLIMATE CHANGE STATEMENT Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF HABITAT REGULATION ASSESSMENT LETTER_ISSUE_3 Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF REDACTED VERSION BNG ASSESSMENT_V3_ISSUE Report · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 36

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Consultee Comment · 5 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF KENT HIGHWAYS Consultee Response · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF SENIOR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OFFICER Consultee Response · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗
PDF TREE AND HORTICULTURE OFFICER Consultee Response · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 31 May 2026 View ↗
PDF PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY & ACCESS SERVICE Consultee Response · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY & ACCESS SERVICE Consultee Response · 26 May 2026 View ↗ PDF AFFINITY WATER Consultee Comment · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS Consultee Comment · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Response · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultee Response · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF NATURAL ENGLAND Consultee Comment · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF PLANNING POLICY TEAM Consultee Response · 20 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Response · 19 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SOUTHERN WATER Consultee Response · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SOUTHERN WATER MAP Consultee Response · 18 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 18 May 2026 View ↗
PDF GUSTON PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Response · 16 May 2026 View ↗ PDF KENT POLICE Consultee Response · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF WHITFIELD PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF KENT FIRE & RESCUE Consultee Response · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF SOUTHERN WATER Consultee Response · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF ENVRIONMENT AGENCY Consultee Response · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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 Guston 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.

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Important details

Council
Dover
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT15 5EJ
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
25 Apr 2026
Ward
Guston Kingsdown St Margarets-at-Cliffe
Parish
GUSTON
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Jul 2026
Agent
DWDLTD

Decision outlook

Day 167, past the statutory target. 89% of commercial premises in Dover are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 167111 days past the 56-day target
64%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
98decided in the last year

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

Public comments

43comments received
34 objecting7 neutral2 supporting

79% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
8 May 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Jul 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