Carfrae Upper Street Kingsdown Deal CT14 8DT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00109 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erection of dwelling, swimming pool, erection of outbuildings to include changing room/office, bike/bin storage, ground mounted air source heat pumps, solar panels to outbuilding, pergola and landscaping (existing dwelling demolished) (Self-build) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Feb 2026
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Validated
3 Feb 2026
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Consultation
13 Feb 2026
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Committee
23 Apr 2026
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Approved
8 May 2026

Approved on 8 May 2026 · Committee · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Dover Planning Committee on 23 Apr 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the replacement dwelling would fit the area, protect neighbours’ living conditions and provide acceptable highway arrangements.
  • Residents raised concerns about overdevelopment, views, privacy, noise, construction traffic, access and parking, while others supported the redevelopment.
  • The committee approved the application with conditions and an informative about following the construction management plan.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, debate, conditions and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Dover's committee minutes of 23 Apr 2026.

Documents 53

Consultation & comments 44

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Site constraints 7

Public footpath 9 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.
Also on the record
National landscape 193 m away: Kent Downs; Conservation area 44 m away: Kingsdown; SSSI 391 m away: Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs SSSI; Inside the Kingsdown built-up area; Tree preservation order 22 m away: Situated on rising ground to the rear of the sever; Priority habitat 20 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 1

Last sold for £350,000 in October 2025. Detached house, freehold.

3 October 2025£350,000

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

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Important details

Council
Dover
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CT14 8DT
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
3 Feb 2026
Ward
Guston Kingsdown St Margarets-at-Cliffe
Parish
RINGWOULD WITH KINGSDOWN
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 May 2026
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
8 May 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Town Planning Consulting

How this decision compares

Decided in 94 days from validation, 39 days slower than Dover's median of 55 for demolitions. Approved, as 91% of demolitions here are.

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

32comments received
20 objecting3 neutral9 supporting

63% object · below the UK average of 75%

32 neighbours consulted · Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
13 Feb 2026
Committee
23 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Mar 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