Land Known As Leneys Field Dover Grammar School For Boys Astor Avenue Dover Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/00431 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of synthetic turf pitch including fencing, floodlighting and ancillary equipment. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Validated
13 May 2026
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Consultation
29 May 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Documents 30

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Local nature reserve 317 m away: Whinless Down
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 Dover built-up area; National landscape 482 m away: Kent Downs.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council
Dover
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT17 0DQ
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Tower Hamlets
Parish
DOVER
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Labosport Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 90 days from validation, 36 days slower than Dover's median of 54 for commercial premises. Approved, as 92% of commercial premises here are.

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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
29 May 2026
Statutory expiry
8 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