Crabble Athletic Ground Crabble Road River CT17 0QE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00720 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of LED floodlights with associated electrical infrastructure and ancillary works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Validated
2 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 22 Oct 2026, from Dover's recent utility and infrastructure works.

Site constraints 2

National landscape 95 m away: Kent Downs
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
CT17 0QE
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Dover Downs And River
Parish
RIVER
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 33, past Dover's usual 26 days for utility and infrastructure works. 93% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 2 Dec 2026.

Day 3323 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
41decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Dover in the last twelve months, from validation. Dover decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 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