41A Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00679 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use to holiday let Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

As of 4 Sept 2026, the council is no longer showing this application on their planning portal. It may have been withdrawn or re-listed under a different reference. We've stopped checking it for updates.

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS Decision · 19 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT Report · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF CERTIFICATE B Application Form · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF LISTED BUILDING AGREEMENT Correspondence · 29 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: 31-53, Castle Street
List entry 1115627 · The pin is inside its outline · 18 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 16 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Dover - Dover Castle conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
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
Scheduled monument 173 m away: St James' Church; Local nature reserve 434 m away: Western Heights; Flood defence 13 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); National landscape 337 m away: Kent Downs; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Dover built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

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 area64 m² (689 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100)
PropertyMid-terrace maisonette, 3 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2020, 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
CT16 1PT
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Town And Castle
Parish
DOVER
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 49 of the 56-day target. Dover usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 497 days to 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
33- 35 Castle Street Dover Kent CT16 1PT
Fell one Sycamore tree situated within a conservation area
TC/25/00152
2025 Approved
33- 35 Castle Street Dover Kent CT16 1PT
Fell one Sycamore tree situated within a conservation area
TC/25/00152
2025
33 And 35 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Works to facilitate conversion of existing veterinary practice to 7-self-contained units…
25/00498
2025
33 And 35 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Works to facilitate conversion of existing veterinary practice to 7-self-contained units…
25/00498
2025
33 And 35 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Change of use and conversion to 7 self contained apartments
25/00467
2025
33 And 35 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Change of use and conversion to 7 self contained apartments
25/00467
2024 Approved
20 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Change of use from commercial to HMO, with 9 person occupancy
24/00327
2024 Approved
20 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Change of use from commercial to HMO, with 9 person occupancy
24/00327
2024 Withdrawn
20 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Erection of partitions to form ensuites.
24/00325
2024 Withdrawn
20 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Erection of partitions to form ensuites.
24/00325
2024 Approved
Electric House 43 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Removal of 1 no window, enlargement of opening & insertion of double doors, refurbishment…
24/00819
2024 Approved
Electric House 43 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Removal of 1 no window, enlargement of opening & insertion of double doors, refurbishment…
24/00819
2024 Approved
Electric House 43 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Change of use of lower and upper floors to residential (C3), erection of first floor deck…
24/00818
2024 Approved
Electric House 43 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Change of use of lower and upper floors to residential (C3), erection of first floor deck…
24/00818
2024 Approved
20 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Proposed re-instatement and replacement works including internal double doors, 2no alcove…
24/00848
2024 Approved
20 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Proposed re-instatement and replacement works including internal double doors, 2no alcove…
24/00848
2024 Approved
21 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Change of use of from office to dwelling
24/00001
2024 Approved
21 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PT
Change of use of from office to dwelling
24/00001
2024
21 Castle Street Dover Kent CT16 1PT
Change of use of property from office to dwelling
24/00002
2024
21 Castle Street Dover Kent CT16 1PT
Change of use of property from office to dwelling
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2016 Withdrawn
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Change of use and conversion into four flats and single storey rear extension with associ…
16/00537
2016 Withdrawn
22-24 Castle Street Dover CT16 1PW
Change of use and conversion into 10 self contained flats
16/00287
2016 Approved
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Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of th…
16/00553
2016 Refused
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16/00012
2016 Refused
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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%).

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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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.