3 Church Cottages The Street Staple CT3 1LN

1. 27 Aug 2025

   Received by Dover

2. 29 Aug 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 24 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Dover took a median of 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Dover for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dover decided full applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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• St James Church The Street Staple CT3 1LN

  26/00064 Submitted 19 Jan 2026 47m away

  Erection of an outbuilding (shed demolished)

  Granted Full applications Demolition 13 docs
  Small domestic

• Church Farm The Street Staple CT3 1LN

  26/00105 Submitted 2 Feb 2026 91m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~31 Mar

  Change of use of agricultural buildings, including alteration, conversion and rebuild, to facilitate a private art gallery, together with the erection of a single-storey plant/utility building

  Awaiting decision Full applications 59 docs
  Small domestic

• Fagus The Street Staple CT3 1LL

  22/01708 Submitted 22 Dec 2022 121m away

  Erection of a 14 metre high aerial antenna (retrospective)

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• Staple House The Street Staple Canterbury Kent CT3 1LN

  LCON/23/01395/A Submitted 10 Jul 2024 133m away

  Discharge of condition 3 (materials), condition 4 (a - Elevation and sections at scale 1:1 and 1:5 as appropriate showing typical details of all new joinery, mouldings and glazing bars b - Details of the roof lights to be inserted, shown in situ which shall be of a 'conservation' style, to be flush with the roof plane. c - 1:10 scale drawings illustrating proposed eaves and ridge detailing, indicating the provision of eaves and ridge level ventilation and specification of any roofing felt and insulation where proposed. d - Details at a scale of 1:10 of the proposed interface between the existing building and the new build.

  Granted Conditions New dwelling Loft or dormer +1 13 docs

• Somersham The Street Staple Canterbury CT3 1LN

  24/00834 Submitted 7 Aug 2024 136m away

  Erection of an attached garage and insertion of 2 dormer windows

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 13 docs

• The Old Nursery School Lane Staple Canterbury Kent CT3 1LJ

  26/00026 Submitted 8 Jan 2026 172m away

  Erection of rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs

• 26/00434 Granted

  The Barn Land Behind Nos. 32-34 The Street Sholden CT14 0AL

  Erection of dwelling (self-build) following demolition of barn with single-storey carport along with associated landscaping and parking.

  8 May 2026 Full applications
• 26/00587 Granted

  8 Hazling Dane Shepherdswell CT15 7LS

  Erection of a front porch and rear extension, with render and cladding to existing elevations

  24 Jun 2026 Full applications
• 26/00216 Granted

  Land To The North Of Skye Court Wingham CT3 1AA

  Erection of a dwelling (self-build)

  6 Mar 2026 Full applications
• 26/00372 Granted

  6A, 6B, 6C Strand Street Sandwich Kent CT13 9DZ

  Erection of a first and second floor extension to facilitate 2 residential apartments

  21 Apr 2026 Full applications
• 26/00428 Granted

  The Old Forge Northbourne Road Mongeham CT14 0HA

  Change of use and conversion from a forge to a dwelling

  7 May 2026 Full applications