Land On The South East Side Of Dover Road Sandwich Kent Data via plota.co.uk

26/00967 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of 6 dwellings, associated parking and garden amenity space Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
16 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
17 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
30 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 3 Jan 2027, from Dover's recent new homes.

Site constraints 6

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1465 m away: Richborough Connection Project; 1 listed building within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sandwich built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 1, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Received
16 Oct 2026
Validated
17 Oct 2026
Ward
Sandwich
Parish
SANDWICH
Target decision
12 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Designscape Consultants Limited

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Dover usually decides new homes by day 56.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
54%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
30 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Dec 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