26/00150

1. 13 Feb 2026

   Received by Dover

2. 14 Feb 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 8 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Certificate Proposed Refused

4. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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

• 26/00355 Granted

  1 Courtland Drive Kearsney Dover CT16 3BX

  Erection of a single storey side extension and insertion of 2 doors to south elevation (part-retrospective)

  17 Apr 2026 1m away Full applications
• 26/00518 Awaiting decision

  92 London Road River Dover Kent CT16 3AB

  Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 25/01187 (Replacement garage with workshop above (existing garage/outbuilding to be demolished)) to allow reduction in scale (removal of first floor element) and change from pitched roof to flat roof

  3 Jun 2026 110m away Amendments
• CON/23/00714/A Granted

  Railway House Railway Close Kearsney Kent CT16 3RG

  Discharge of condition 3 (landscaping), condition 6 (car parking spaces), condition 13 (highways work), condition 20 (archaeology), condition 22 (biodiversity enhancements), condition 23 (external lighting) pursuant to application 23/00714 Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) for internal road layout alterations to DOV/20/00038 (S73) for erection of 6 dwellings, conversion of public house into 6 self-contained flats, amendment to Kearsney Avenue vehicular access, formation of parking, pedestrian accesses to London Road, closure of vehicular accesses to London Road and Kearsney Avenue

  19 Mar 2024 110m away Conditions
• 25/01187 Granted

  92 London Road River Dover CT16 3AB

  Replacement garage with workshop above (existing garage/outbuilding to be demolished)

  3 Nov 2025 134m away Full applications
• 26/00567 Awaiting decision

  92 London Road River Dover Kent CT16 3AB

  Erection of detached garage (existing garage to be demolished)

  27 Jul 2026 136m away Full applications
• 25/00890 Awaiting decision

  Russelldene 105B London Road River Dover CT16 3AA

  Overall crown reduction by a maximum of eight metres in height and by a maximum of four metres in length of all lateral branches of one Beech the subject of Tree Preservation Order No 3 of 1996.

  4 Aug 2025 159m away Trees

• 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