25/01378

1. 22 Dec 2025

   Received by Dover

2. 23 Dec 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate Proposed Granted

4. 26 Jul 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

• 25/01024 Granted

  28 Cauldham Lane Capel Le Ferne CT18 7HG

  Single storey rear extension and extension to existing patio (Retrospective)

  17 Sep 2025 18m away Full applications
• BNG/25/00248 Awaiting decision

  Longships Cauldham Lane Capel Le Ferne CT18 7HG

  Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to application for 25/00248 Erection of 9 dwellings (custom build) with access, landscaping and associated works

  24 Dec 2025 39m away Conditions
• CON/25/00248/B Granted

  Longships Cauldham Lane Capel Le Ferne Folkestone Kent CT18 7HG

  Discharge of condition 8 (CMP) pursuant to application 25/00248 - Erection of 9 dwellings (custom build) with access, landscaping and associated works

  23 Dec 2025 39m away Conditions
• CON/25/00248/A Granted

  Longships Cauldham Lane Capel Le Ferne Folkestone Kent CT18 7HG

  Discharge of condition 4 (Contamination), 5 (Potential remediation) pursuant to application 25/00248 - Erection of 9 dwellings (custom build) with access, landscaping and associated works

  23 Dec 2025 39m away Conditions
• CON/25/00248/C Awaiting decision

  Longships Cauldham Lane Capel Le Ferne CT18 7HG

  Discharge of condition 16 (badger survey), condition 17 (Bat mitigation), condition 18 (Mitigation measures), condition 19 (CEMP), condition 20 (LEMP) pursuant to application 25/00248 Erection of 9 dwellings (custom build) with access, landscaping and associated works

  23 Dec 2025 39m away Conditions
• 26/00016 Granted

  Longships Cauldham Lane Capel Le Ferne CT18 7HG

  Regulation 5 (The Overhead Lines (Exemption) (England and Wales) Regulations 2009) notification for the installation of replacement and relocation of electricity pole and stay wire, and reconnection of existing services on existing pole and associated overhead lines

  5 Jan 2026 40m away Other

• 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
• 26/00640 Awaiting decision

  Brooke House Brooke Park Brooke Street Ash CT3 2NP

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for the use of Brook House as a single dwellinghouse, including vehicle access, parking area and associated residential curtilage.

  14 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00634 Awaiting decision

  140 Crabble Hill Dover CT17 0SA

  Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the change of use of dwelling house (Class C3) to 6 person HMO (Class C4) to include alterations to window/door (existing rear conservatory and steps to be demolished)

  10 Jul 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