4 Chestnut Drive Worth CT14 0BZ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00747 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear elevation, insertion of rear dormer window to facilitate a loft conversion, replacement roof to garage with 2 rooflights and erection of garden office (existing rear extension and conservatory to be demolished) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
14 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 56.

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Worth 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 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
CT14 0BZ
Received
13 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Eastry Rural
Parish
WORTH
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Building Drawings

Decision outlook

Day 56, past Dover's usual 55 days for demolitions. 93% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 13 Nov 2026.

Day 560 days to the 56-day target
84%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
92decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 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

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