Sonia Lodge 5 - 7 Warwick Road Walmer CT14 7JF Data via plota.co.uk

26/00502 - Full Planning Permission Awaiting decision

Proposal

Change of use and conversion to 12 self-contained flats to include a single storey rear extension, 8 parking places, refuse/cycle storage and 1.8 timber fencing (existing conservatory to be demolished) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 May 2026
✓
Validated
5 Aug 2026
✓
Consultation
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 65.

Documents 27

Consultation & comments 15

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From the sea. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 26 m away: Walmer - Seafront; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Deal built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 7JF
Received
30 May 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Walmer
Parish
WALMER
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Canopy Planning Services LTD
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 65, past Dover's usual 56 days for changes of use. 88% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 4 Nov 2026.

Day 6526 days to the 91-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

47comments received
47 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Site or press notice
2 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Nov 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

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.