12 High Street Dover CT16 1DR Data via plota.co.uk

26/00945 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use and conversion of ground floor shop to self-contained flat with associated alterations including additional front door to serve flat 12A Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
17 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Dec 2026 and 18 Dec 2026, from Dover's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 9

Dover - Dover College 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.
Scheduled monument 31 m away: Maison Dieu
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 ↗
13 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1-19, High Street, Grade II, 25 m away · 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 9 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 13 with distances
Historic England ↗
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 372 m away: Western Heights; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Dover built-up area; Air quality management area 10 m away: High Street/Ladywell AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 17 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
CT16 1DR
Received
9 Oct 2026
Validated
17 Oct 2026
Ward
Tower Hamlets
Parish
DOVER
Target decision
12 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Towergate Design LTD

Decision outlook

Day 2 of the 56-day target. Dover usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 254 days to the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
63decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Dover in the last twelve months, from validation. Dover decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 17 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
12 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Dover
Planning Authority Score
7.4/10
Good
#46 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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