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The Lighthouse Inn 111 Old Dover Road Capel Le Ferne CT18 7HT

Granted Dover 26/00186 Full Planning Permission

Works: Extension Demolition Small domestic

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Partial change of use and conversion to care home and public house. Erection of first floor rear and side extensions, external steps to side elevations (existing single storey extension to be demolished)

As published by the council, reference 26/00186

Application record

Reference
26/00186
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Planning Permission
Received
28 Feb 2026
Validated
1 Mar 2026
Decided
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Alkham And Capel-le-Ferne
Parish
CAPEL-LE-FERNE
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CT18 7HT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Feb 2026

    Received by Dover

  2. 1 Mar 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Grant Planning Permission

Who's behind it

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LT Drawing Services Ltd Agent, registered in Herne Bay

Active · incorporated 2014 · Herne Bay

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Documents

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21 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dover granted permission on 6 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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