Dover Grammar School For Boys Astor Avenue Dover CT17 0DQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00749 - County Council Deemed Permission Reg 3 Decided
Schools, care & community

Proposal

- Installation of two storey Portakabin classroom building for 4 years until 30th September 2030 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Validated
13 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 3 Nov 2026, from Dover's recent other.

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF KCC RNO DEC NOTICE Decision · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF COVER EMAIL Correspondence · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF COVER LETTER Correspondence · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Local nature reserve 96 m away: High Meadow
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 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 ↗
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Dover built-up area.
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.

Building

Floor area138 m² (1,485 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 71)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Education
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2014, 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
County Council Deemed Permission Reg 3
Postcode
CT17 0DQ
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
13 Aug 2026
Ward
Tower Hamlets
Parish
DOVER
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 57 of the 56-day target. Dover usually decides other by day 65.

Day 578 days to the predicted decision (day 65)
50%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
10decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

6 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (schedule 1), 6, 7 and 34 of planning permissi…
23/00528
2019 Approved
Demolition of existing school buildings and proposed erection of a part three part four-s…
19/01120
2019 Approved
Demolition of existing school buildings and proposed erection of a part three part four-s…
19/01120
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Dover Grammar School For Boys, Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent CT17 0DQ
Details of a Topographical Survey for Phase 3 pertaining to the surface water drainage pu…
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2023 Approved
O/S 56 Hamilton Road Dover CT17 0DA
Regulation 5 notification for installation of 9m pole and associated overhead lines
23/01036
2019 Approved
Dover Grammar School for Boys, Astor Avenue, Dover, Kent CT17 0DQ
Demolition of existing school buildings and proposed erection of a part three part four-s…
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.