Channel House Channel View Road Dover CT17 9TJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00482 - Prior approval for solar panels Approved
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Prior approval for the installation of roof mounted solar panels Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 May 2026
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Validated
28 May 2026
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Consultation
5 Jun 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 27 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF COVER LETTER Correspondence · 22 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Folkestone to Ramsgate across the site
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Local nature reserve about 54 m away: Western Heights
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument about 137 m away: Fortifications, Roman lighthouse and medieval chapel on Western Heights
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
SSSI about 247 m away: Folkestone Warren SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Conservation area about 79 m away: Dover - Western Heights; Heritage at risk about 79 m away: Western Heights, Dover; Inside the Dover built-up area; Air quality management area about 65 m away: A20 Aqma; Priority habitat about 48 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 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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Other new applications on this street

3 Jul 2026Approved

Channel House Channel View Road Dover CT17 9TP

Installation of security fencing and access gates to the south (retrospective)

26/00615

Nearby new applications

1 Oct 2026Pending

20 Knights Templars Dover CT17 9DX

Erection of single storey side extension

26/00921
1 Oct 2026Pending

21 Knights Templars Dover CT17 9DX

Erection of single storey side extension

26/00922
3 Jul 2026Approved

Channel House Channel View Road Dover CT17 9TP

Installation of security fencing and access gates to the south (retrospective)

26/00615

Important details

Council
Dover
Application type
Prior approval for solar panels
Postcode
CT17 9TJ
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
28 May 2026
Ward
Town And Castle
Parish
DOVER
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required - COU
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cushman & Wakefield

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 16 days slower than Dover's median of 39 for prior approvals. Approved, as 76% of prior approvals here are.

96%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
51decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
5 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
Limekiln Street Dover CT17 9EF
Display of 1 internally illuminated freestanding digital advertisement screen
24/00669
2024 Refused
Limekiln Street Dover CT17 9EF
Display of 1 internally illuminated freestanding digital advertisement screen
24/00669
2022 Refused
Land At Dover South Service Station Limekilm Street Dover CT17 9EF
Erection of a building for use as hot food takeaway and associated car parking and works
22/01656
2022 Approved
Dover South Services, ATM Limekiln Street Dover CT17 9EF
Display of a 7m high internally illuminated totem pole sign (retrospective)
22/01535
2022 Approved
Unit 5 Channel View Road Dover CT17 9TP
Non material minor amendment to approved application 21/01440 (Erection of a substation…
21/01440/A
2021 Approved
Unit 5 Channel View Road Dover CT17 9TW
Erection of a substation, cycle and bin stores, plant compound, 2.5m high fencing, replac…
21/01440
2021 Approved
Unit 5 Channel View Road Dover CT17 9TP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) for a like-for-like wall rebuilt in the same locatio…
21/01878
2021 Approved
Dover South Services Limekiln Street Dover CT17 9EF
Installation of 8no. car charging bays, canopy and substation
21/01630
2020 Approved
Former Burgess Rail Welding Site Unit 5 Channel View Road Dover CT17 9TP
Change of use to an Intake Unit for the Home Office (Sui Generis)
20/01106
2019 Approved
Channel House, P&O Ferries Channel View Road Dover CT17 9TJ
Change of use to training (Class D1), raising section of roof, insertion of external driv…
19/00282
2019 Approved
Channel House, P&O Ferries Channel View Road Dover CT17 9TJ
Change of use to training (Class D1), raising section of roof, insertion of external driv…
19/00282
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%).

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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