11 Barton Road Dover CT16 2NF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00011 - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Class C3) to 7-bed HMO (Sui Generis), replacement windows to ground floor side elevation, bin and cycle store Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jan 2026
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Validated
6 Jan 2026
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Consultation
23 Jan 2026
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Committee
26 Mar 2026
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Approved
22 Apr 2026

Approved on 22 Apr 2026 · Committee · Last checked 11 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Dover Planning Committee on 26 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • The town council and 21 responses raised concerns about cumulative HMOs, parking, noise, disturbance, refuse and community character.
  • The committee approved the application subject to seven conditions, including an HMO management plan and a seven-resident limit.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee debate, vote and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Dover's committee minutes of 26 Mar 2026.

Documents 28

Consultation & comments 25

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 27 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 13 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF DOVER TOWN COUNCIL Consultee Comment · 10 Feb 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 9 Feb 2026 View ↗
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PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 14 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Consultee Response · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Public Comment · 12 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Local nature reserve 413 m away: High Meadow; Inside the Dover built-up area.
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 £260,000 in August 2025. Semi-detached house, freehold.

22 August 2025£260,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
CT16 2NF
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Ward
Buckland
Parish
DOVER
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Apr 2026
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
22 Apr 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Edith Garland Architecture
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 106 days from validation, 50 days slower than Dover's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.

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

20comments received
20 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
23 Jan 2026
Committee
26 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
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
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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.