120 High Street Dover CT16 1EG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00850 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Change of use to 3 self-contained flats with alterations Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2026
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Validated
10 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Nov 2026 and 11 Nov 2026, from Dover's recent changes of use.

Documents 2

Statements & assessments 1

PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 9 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Local nature reserve 224 m away: High Meadow
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 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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 83-105, High Street, Grade II, 28 m away · 3 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.
Show all 3 with distances
Historic England ↗
Conservation area 19 m away: Dover - London Road
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 19 m away: London Road, Dover; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Dover built-up area.
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
CT16 1EG
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
St Radigunds
Parish
DOVER
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 48 of the 56-day target. Dover usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 488 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

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
25 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Nov 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
83-85 High Street Dover Kent CT16 1EB
Replacement of existing timber rear windows to upvc casements
25/00690
2025
83-85 High Street Dover Kent CT16 1EB
Replacement of existing timber rear windows to upvc casements
25/00690
2025
83-85 High Street Dover Kent CT16 1EB
Replacement windows to the rear elevations, including replacement windows and doors to si…
25/00691
2025
83-85 High Street Dover Kent CT16 1EB
Replacement windows to the rear elevations, including replacement windows and doors to si…
25/00691
2024 Approved
8 London Road Dover CT17 0ST
Change of Use from retail E(a) to studio flat and 2 replacement windows to front elevation
24/00427
2024 Approved
8 London Road Dover CT17 0ST
Change of Use from retail E(a) to studio flat and 2 replacement windows to front elevation
24/00427
2024 Approved
Outside 320 London Road Dover Kent
Regulation 5 (The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) (Amendment…
24/00016
2024 Approved
Outside 320 London Road Dover Kent
Regulation 5 (The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) (Amendment…
24/00016
2023 Approved
12 Tower Hamlets Road Dover CT17 0BJ
Change of use to dwellinghouse
23/00667
2022 Approved
8 Templar Street Dover CT17 0BW
Change of use of dwelling up to 7no. bedroom HMO (Sui Generis) and up to 9no. person occu…
22/01484
2022 Approved
Ground Floor 109 High Street Dover CT16 1EB
Change of use to nail bar with massage services (Sui Generis) and insertion of 3no. windo…
22/01361
2022 Approved
19 De Burgh Street Dover CT17 0BN
Change of use of dwelling to 6no. person HMO (Sui Generis), erection of a single storey r…
22/00182
2021 Approved
Ground Floor 109 High Street Dover CT16 1EB
Change of use from Retail (Use class E(a)) to Residential (Use class C3) with insertion o…
21/01906
2021 Approved
Communication Mast Roof Of 124 High Street Dover CT16 1EG
Regulation 5 (The Electronic Communications Code) notification for the replacement of 3no…
21/01609
2020 Approved
Site R/o 2-3 London Road Bridge Street Dover CT16 2LB
Upgrade of existing hoarding to display a static internally illuminated digital poster
20/01083
2017 Approved
74-94 High Street Dover CT16 1EE
Change of use to a health and fitness complex (Use Class D2)
17/01336
2017 Approved
93 High Street Dover CT16 1EB
Replacement of window with French doors on rear elevation and internal alterations to fac…
17/00070
2017 Approved
93 High Street Dover CT16 1EB
Conversion to 3no residential dwellings to include erection of new partition walls, insta…
17/00071
2016 Approved
124 High Street And 6 Branch Street Branch Street Dover CT16 1EQ
Installation of 3no. replacement face-mounted antennas and mast head amplifiers
16/00852
2025 Approved
12 London Road Dover Kent CT17 0ST
Prior approval for the change of use from commercial (Class E) to flat (C3)
25/00611
2025 Approved
12 London Road Dover Kent CT17 0ST
Prior approval for the change of use from commercial (Class E) to flat (C3)
25/00611
2022
8 Templar Street Dover CT17 0BW
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) for the continued use as an HMO with 7 no. rooms up…
22/01376
2018 Approved
93 High Street Dover CT16 1EB
Variation of Condition 2 (approved drawings) of listed building consent DOV/17/00071
18/01250
2018 Approved
93 High Street Dover CT16 1EB
Variation of Condition 2 (approved drawings) of listed building consent DOV/17/00071
18/01250
2018 Approved
Bank Court 122 High Street Dover CT16 1EG
Amendment to proposed specification approved
15/00990/A
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
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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

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