Planning application
87 London Road Dover CT17 0SH
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior approval for the change of use from commercial (Class E) to flat (C3)
As published by the council, reference 26/00280
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00280
- Type
- Prior App COU from Comm/Bus to DWH
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused - Change of Use
- Received
- 26 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 11 May 2026
- Ward
- St Radigunds
- Parish
- DOVER
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CT17 0SH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Mar 2026
Received by Dover
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11 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused - Change of Use
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26 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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APX Architecture LTD Agent, an architecture practice registered in Canterbury
Active · incorporated 2019 · Canterbury
27 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 92% granted
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7 documents on file for this application
- KCC HIGHWAYS
- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY
- APPLICATION FORM
- LOCATION_BLOCK PLAN
- EXISTING AND PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANS
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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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 outline applications
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