The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Discharge of condition 12 (parking restrictions) pursuant to application Full application for the erection of an up to four storeys in height building for uses including education, offices, studio, gallery and cafe (Use Classes E(g)(i), E(b) and F1) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Sept 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Associated applications 8
Part of
Conditions 9, 10, 12, 25, 27, 32 discharged · 21, 22 awaiting decision · 8 decided (outcome not recorded)
- ConditionsDischarge of condition 12 (parking restrictions) Full application for the erection of an up…This applicationCON/24/00181/L
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Site constraints 12
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- 27 mMedieval undercroft at number 10 Bench StreetGrade II
- 54 mUnnamed
- 57 mUnnamed
- 61 mNew Bridge HouseGrade II
- 70 mNos 1 to 9 Including Basement Area RailingsGrade II
- 86 mK6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- 86 m1-4, Camden CrescentGrade II
- 100 mThe Market HallGrade II
- 114 mUnitarian Church and Vestry AdjoiningGrade II
- 115 mUnnamed
- 119 m60th Rifles Memorial to Indian MutinyGrade II
- 133 m1-30, Waterloo CrescentGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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.
Sales history 3
Last sold for £430,000 in December 2021. Other property, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 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
- Conditions
- Postcode
- CT16 1JW
- Received
- 20 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Town And Castle
- Parish
- DOVER
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 18 May 2026
- Decision
- Condition Approved
- Decision date
- 8 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Lee Evans Partnership LLP
- Freehold owner
- Show
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 12 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 18 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
35 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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The Beacon Project Bench Street Dover Kent
Full application for the erection of an up to four storeys in height building for uses including education, offices, studio, gallery and cafe (Use Classes E(g)(i), E(b) and F1)
- Received
- 19 Mar 2024
- Decided
- 15 Aug 2024
- Outcome
- Approved