Planning application
114 Folkestone Road Dover CT17 9SP
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the change of use from a dwelling to a HMO for 8 people.
As published by the council, reference 26/00192
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00192
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use
- Status
- Unknown
- Decision
- Refused As published: Certificate Proposed Refused
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 22 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Town And Castle
- Parish
- DOVER
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CT17 9SP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dover register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00805 Awaiting decision
114 Folkestone Road Dover CT17 9SP
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the change of use from C3 to HMO with maximum occupancy of 6 people (C4)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by Dover
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Certificate Proposed Refused
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- OFFICER REPORT
- DECISION NOTICE PLAN
- DECISION NOTICE
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATION PLAN
- PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS
- EXISTING FLOOR PLANS
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Dover refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the change of use from C3 to HMO with maximum occupancy of 6 people (C4)
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Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition 16 docsSmall domestic -
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