12 Belgrave Road Dover CT17 9QY

1. 3 Jan 2023

   Received by Dover

2. 4 Jan 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 1 Feb 2023

   Decision issued: Certificate Proposed Granted

4. 1 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 215 Folkestone Road Dover CT17 9SL

  26/00759 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 82m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

  Erection of a single storey rear extension and rear garage with additional parking (existing garage to be demolished)

  Awaiting decision Extension Demolition 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 209 Folkestone Road Dover CT17 9SL

  CON/18/00450/A Submitted 9 Jun 2021 82m away

  4 - Sound insulation

  Granted Conditions 1 doc

• 233 Folkestone Road Dover CT17 9SL

  26/00201 Submitted 4 Mar 2026 105m away

  Change of use to increase an existing HMO from 6 to10

  Refused Full applications 20 docs

• 114 Folkestone Road Dover CT17 9SP

  26/00805 Submitted 28 Aug 2026 134m away

  92% historically approved · decision due ~24 Oct

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the change of use from C3 to HMO with maximum occupancy of 6 people (C4)

  Awaiting decision

• 166 Clarendon Place Dover CT17 9QE

  24/01035 Submitted 3 Oct 2024 140m away

  Erection of a rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.80m, for which the maximum height would be 3.41m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.42m

  Decided Prior approval Extension 4 docs

• 114 Folkestone Road Dover CT17 9SP

  26/00192 Submitted 3 Mar 2026 147m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the change of use from a dwelling to a HMO for 8 people.

  Refused Lawful development 7 docs
  Domestic

• 26/00506 Withdrawn

  Winchelsea Works Winchelsea Road Dover CT17 9SS

  Use of site as a road haulage storage and distribution centre to load and unload HGVs and express vans including the open storage of pallets and goods in transit (B8 Use). Security lighting.

  1 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00417 Granted

  Enmedio 113A Middle Street Deal Kent CT14 6JW

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the installation of solar panels and battery inverter

  5 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00464 Granted

  73 Balmoral Road Kingsdown Deal CT14 8BY

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension (conservatory demolished)

  19 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00426 Granted

  4 Mongeham Way Walmer Deal Kent CT14 7TZ

  Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for erection of a storage outbuilding

  7 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00424 Granted

  Land Rear Of The Hollies Lower Road Staple CT3 1LH

  Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) for the change of use of land to residential with vehicular access, driveway, parking area and siting of a caravan for use as a self-contained unit (static 1) of independent residential accommodation

  6 May 2026 Lawful development