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.

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• St James Church The Street Staple CT3 1LN

  26/00064 Submitted 19 Jan 2026 50 yards 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 100 yards away

  89% 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 150 yards 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 150 yards 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 150 yards 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 200 yards away

  Erection of rear extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs

• 26/00789 Granted

  Driftwood 78 Wellington Parade Walmer CT14 8AB

  Erection of a garage with solar panels to roof (existing garage to be demolished)

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 26/00742 Granted

  Pembroke House Wass Drove Westmarsh CT3 2LW

  Raised roof and insertion of rear dormer window to facilitate a loft conversion (part retrospective)

  Received 12 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Full applications
• 26/00339 Granted

  National Trust Land At The White Cliffs Langdon Cliffs Dover CT16 1HJ

  Installation of 4 parking payment terminals and an automatic number plate recognition camera and erection of a wooden post

  Received 14 Apr, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Full applications
• 26/00929 Awaiting decision

  The Wedge 41 Alexandra Road Capel Le Ferne CT18 7LS

  Erection of a single storey side extension (existing garage and side extension to be demolished)

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications
• 26/00930 Awaiting decision

  Vicarage Farm Abbey Top West Langdon Dover CT15 5HE

  Erection of a single storey rear extension and alterations to the first floor balcony (existing greenhouse structure to be demolished)

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 9 Oct 2026 Full applications