Dover District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Dover District Council decided more than 1,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 9% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Dover District Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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4 November 2026 · Refused
Sonia Lodge 5 - 7 Warwick Road Walmer CT14 7JF · 26/00502
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23 October 2026 · Approved
Land South East Of Great Cauldham Farm Cauldham Lane Capel Le Ferne CT18 7HQ · 26/00218
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26 August 2026 · Approved
Land To South East Of Palmerston Road White Cliffs Business Park Whitfield Kent · 26/00156
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3 August 2026 · Approved
Land At New Park Straight Mile Betteshanger Northbourne · 25/00976
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10 July 2026 · Approved
Land South West Of London Road Deal · 25/01167
Figures for Dover District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,500 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 9%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 93 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 14%about one in seven |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 110plan adopted 2024 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Dover District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The Council has confirmed that had it been in a position to determine the proposal, it would have recommended refusal. Based upon the Council’s putative reasons for refusal and other evidence, I consider the main issues in this appeal are…”
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“The main issues are: • whether the appeal site is an appropriate location for the proposed development having regard to the development plan; and • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • Whether the proposed development would be in a suitable location, having regard to the local development strategy; • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; • the effect of the proposed development on ecology on the appeal site and within the surrounding area; and •…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.