Planning application
72 - 74 Biggin Street Dover CT16 1BB
Works: New dwelling Windows or glazing
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Part change of use of ground floor retail shop to studio flats with associated alterations to the shopfront.
As published by the council, reference 25/01082
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01082
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
- Received
- 2 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 3 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 4 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Town And Castle
- Parish
- DOVER
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CT16 1BB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dover register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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25/01346 Granted
72 - 74 Biggin Street Dover CT16 1BB
Conversion of ground floor retail shop into three separate units with associated external alterations
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2025
Received by Dover
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3 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
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26 Jul 2026
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9 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE
- OFFICER REPORT
- DOVER TOWN COUNCIL
- THE DOVER SOCIETY
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- APPLICATION FORM
- SITE LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED ELEVATIONS
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN
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