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LCON/26/00197/A - Listed Building Conditions Approved
Admin / proceduralListed buildingsCommercial premises

Proposal

Discharge of condition 3 (Sections through all floors, walls, and ceilings .Details of mechanical ventilation or flues) pursuant to application 26/00197 Works to facilitate conversion of upper floor level offices into 4 self-contained flats. Removal of existing & erection of new partitions; blocking of existing & creation of new openings to form bathrooms. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Validated
10 Jun 2026
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Consultation
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
24 Jul 2026

Approved on 24 Jul 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF 26/00197 - GRANTED LISTED BUILDING CONSENT Decision · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 2

PDF VENTILATION DISCHARGE STATEMENT Report · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF DISCHARGE STATEMENT Report · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 11

15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 48-58, Castle Street, Grade II, the postcode pin is inside its outline · 1 Grade II*, 14 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 15 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Dover - Dover Castle 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 157 m away: St Martin's Church
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 ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 409 m away: Western Heights; National landscape about 350 m away: Kent Downs; Coalfield, development low risk area; Flood defence about 23 m from the postcode pin (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Dover built-up area.
Not affected
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
Listed Building Conditions
Postcode
CT16 1PJ
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Town And Castle
Parish
DOVER
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Decision
Condition Approved
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
30 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
33- 35 Castle Street Dover Kent CT16 1PT
Fell one Sycamore tree situated within a conservation area
TC/25/00152
2025 Approved
33- 35 Castle Street Dover Kent CT16 1PT
Fell one Sycamore tree situated within a conservation area
TC/25/00152
2025 Approved
Unit 22 St James St James Street Dover CT16 1QD
Installation of a new shop front with internal shutters
25/00599
2025 Approved
Unit 22 St James St James Street Dover CT16 1QD
Display of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign and awning
25/00600
2025 Approved
Unit 22 St James St James Street Dover CT16 1QD
Installation of a new shop front with internal shutters
25/00599
2025 Approved
Unit 22 St James St James Street Dover CT16 1QD
Display of 1 internally illuminated fascia sign and awning
25/00600
2025
33 And 35 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Works to facilitate conversion of existing veterinary practice to 7-self-contained units…
25/00498
2025
33 And 35 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Works to facilitate conversion of existing veterinary practice to 7-self-contained units…
25/00498
2025
33 And 35 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Change of use and conversion to 7 self contained apartments
25/00467
2025
33 And 35 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Change of use and conversion to 7 self contained apartments
25/00467
2024 Approved
20 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Change of use from commercial to HMO, with 9 person occupancy
24/00327
2024 Approved
20 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Change of use from commercial to HMO, with 9 person occupancy
24/00327
2024 Withdrawn
20 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Erection of partitions to form ensuites.
24/00325
2024 Withdrawn
20 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Erection of partitions to form ensuites.
24/00325
2024 Approved
Electric House 43 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Removal of 1 no window, enlargement of opening & insertion of double doors, refurbishment…
24/00819
2024 Approved
Electric House 43 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Removal of 1 no window, enlargement of opening & insertion of double doors, refurbishment…
24/00819
2024 Approved
Electric House 43 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Change of use of lower and upper floors to residential (C3), erection of first floor deck…
24/00818
2024 Approved
Electric House 43 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Change of use of lower and upper floors to residential (C3), erection of first floor deck…
24/00818
2024 Approved
20 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Proposed re-instatement and replacement works including internal double doors, 2no alcove…
24/00848
2024 Approved
20 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Proposed re-instatement and replacement works including internal double doors, 2no alcove…
24/00848
2016 Withdrawn
50 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PJ
Change of use and conversion into four flats and single storey rear extension with associ…
16/00537
2016 Withdrawn
22-24 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Change of use and conversion into 10 self contained flats
16/00287
2016 Approved
23 Mayfield Road Whitfield Dover CT16 3LJ
Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of th…
16/00553
2016 Refused
30 And 32 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Display of 1 externally illuminated fascia sign, one externally illuminated projector sig…
16/00012
2016 Refused
30 And 32 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Display of 1 externally illuminated fascia sign, one externally illuminated projector sig…
16/00010
Dover
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#46 of 296 councils
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Other 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%).

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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