Hermitage House Loop Street Sandwich CT13 9HE Data via plota.co.uk

26/00865 - Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use Awaiting decision

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the insertion of roof light to rear elevation roof slope Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
15 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Nov 2026, from Dover's recent extensions.

Site constraints 10

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
Sandwich - Walled Town 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.
Article 4 direction
Article 4(2) Direction, Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
National infrastructure project 291 m away: Richborough Connection Project
The site is 291 m from the project boundary. Electricity line, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: Sea Link (awaiting the Secretary of State's decision, 1371 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
80 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Old Cottage, Grade II, 9 m away · 1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 71 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 115 m away: Sandwich town walls: section from Woodnesborough Gate to Canterbury Gate
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sandwich built-up area; Flood defence 39 m away (engineered high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood).
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £695,000 in October 2023. Semi-detached house, freehold.

17 October 2023£695,000
27 July 2021£550,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area181 m² (1,948 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2016, 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
Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use
Postcode
CT13 9HE
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Sandwich
Parish
SANDWICH
Target decision
11 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Manse Designs Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Dover usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
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 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Nov 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.