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Sutton Vale Caravan Park And Country Club Vale Road Sutton Dover Kent CT15 5DH

Awaiting decision Dover 26/00179 Certificate of Lawful Existing Use

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 the continued use a caravan site

As published by the council, reference 26/00179

Application record

Reference
26/00179
Type
Certificate of Lawful Existing Use
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
25 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Feb 2026
Ward
Eastry Rural
Parish
SUTTON
Postcode
CT15 5DH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 25 Feb 2026

    Received by Dover

  2. 26 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 April 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

3 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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What 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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