Planning application
9 Dover Road Walmer CT14 7HR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) for use as a dwelling house
As published by the council, reference 26/00116
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00116
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Existing Use
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Walmer
- Parish
- WALMER
- Postcode
- CT14 7HR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Dover
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24 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 May 2026, 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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dover for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dover decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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