Planning application
The Lighthouse Inn 111 Old Dover Road Capel Le Ferne CT18 7HT
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
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28 Feb 2026
Received by Dover
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1 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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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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