Phase 1 Whitfield Urban Expansion Archers Court Road Whitfield Kent Data via plota.co.uk

CON/10/01010/C11 - Conditions Awaiting decision

Proposal

Discharge of condition 11 (travel plan) pursuant to application Outline planning application for the construction of up to 1,400 units, comprising a mix of 2-5 bed units, 66 bed care home (Class C2) and supported living units, with vehicular access off the A256; provision of new 420 place 2FE Primary School including early years provision, energy centre and local centre comprising up to 250sqm of retail space (Class A1-A3) along with all associated access arrangements, car parking, infrastructure and landscaping, with all matters (except the means of access off the A256) reserved for future consideration. (Revised Proposals) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:18

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Application progress

✓

Received

25 Sept 2025

✓

Validated

26 Sept 2025

Decision

Target date was 21 Nov 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 21 Nov 2025.

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 3

PDF WHITFIELD TRAVEL PLAN PART 1 Other · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF WHITFIELD TRAVEL PLAN PART 2 Other · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF WHITFIELD TRAVEL PLAN PART 3 Other · 25 Sept 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF KCC HIGHWAYS Consultee Response · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Public footpath 15 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Agricultural land, grade 3a, surveyed

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: Natural England's post-1988 ALC field survey (Reading). Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2; the survey is the definitive reading.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Survey report ↗

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

Coalfield, development low risk area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 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: Conditions
Received: 25 Sept 2025
Validated: 26 Sept 2025
Ward: Whitfield
Parish: WHITFIELD
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 21 Nov 2025
Applicant: Show

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 26 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry: 21 Nov 2025
Env. assessment: No

Dover

Planning Authority Score

7.4/10

Good

#46 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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