6 - 16 Canterbury Road Lydden Dover Kent CT15 7ER Data via plota.co.uk

26/00038 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Replace all wooden framed windows and doors with UPVC Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Jan 2026
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Validated
13 Jan 2026
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Consultation
23 Jan 2026
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Approved
16 Feb 2026

Approved on 16 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

Special area of conservation 162 m away: Lydden & Temple Ewell Downs
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 ↗
National landscape 29 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.
SSSI 161 m away: Lydden and Temple Ewell Downs 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.
Also on the record
Tree preservation order 9 m away: All trees situated close to the front boundary of; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Lydden built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 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 area453 m² (4,876 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 89)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2018, 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT15 7ER
Received
12 Jan 2026
Validated
13 Jan 2026
Ward
Dover Downs And River
Parish
LYDDEN
Case officer
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Target decision
10 Mar 2026
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
16 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 21 days faster than Dover's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
313decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
23 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
10 Mar 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

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.