Site Of Longships Cauldham Lane Capel Le Ferne CT18 7HG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00176 - Removal or Variation of Condition(s) Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission (Erection of 9 dwellings (custom build) with access, landscaping and associated works) to allow for proposed new house types and the reconfiguration of plots 6 and 7 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Feb 2026
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Validated
25 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
8 May 2026
✓
Approved
12 Jun 2026

Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Associated applications 9

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 378 m away: Folkestone Warren; SSSI 380 m away: Folkestone Warren SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Capel-le-Ferne built-up area; Heritage coast 246 m away: Dover-Folkestone; 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 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
Removal or Variation of Condition(s)
Postcode
CT18 7HG
Received
24 Feb 2026
Validated
25 Feb 2026
Ward
Alkham And Capel-le-Ferne
Parish
CAPEL-LE-FERNE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
8 May 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Apr 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