Land East Of 64 Old Dover Road Capel Le Ferne CT18 7HW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00436 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use to allotment land with the erection of summer house/garden room and associated fencing (part-retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 May 2026
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Validated
10 Jun 2026
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Consultation
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 121.

Documents 29

Consultation & comments 28

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PDF KCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Response · 21 Jul 2026 View ↗
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PDF KENT DOWNS AONB UNIT Consultee Response · 14 Jul 2026 View ↗
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PDF CAPEL-LE-FERNE PARISH COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 12 Jul 2026 View ↗
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Site constraints 11

Kent Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Article 4 direction
Town and Country Planning Direction No. 1 1985, Town and Country Planning Development Orders 1977-1981. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Heritage coast: Dover-Folkestone
A defined stretch of undeveloped coastline.
Development inconsistent with keeping the coast undeveloped is resisted.
Local nature reserve 20 m away: Folkestone Warren
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.
Public footpath 21 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
SSSI 20 m away: Folkestone Warren SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Folkestone to Ramsgate 19 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site; the route and its margin are protected.
Habitat network: Maritime cliff and slope
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; Priority habitat 19 m away: Maritime cliff and slope.
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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT18 7HW
Received
10 May 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Alkham And Capel-le-Ferne
Parish
CAPEL-LE-FERNE
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 121, past the statutory target. 88% of changes of use in Dover are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 12165 days past 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

24comments received
13 objecting11 supporting

54% object · below the UK average of 74%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
3 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Aug 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