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Land West Of Layham Garden Centre Lower Road Staple CT3 1LH

Refused Dover 26/00298 Full Planning Permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Creation of new vehicular access, access gate/fence, farm road and hardstanding area

As published by the council, reference 26/00298

Application record

Reference
26/00298
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Planning Permission
Received
31 Mar 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Decided
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Little Stour And Ashstone
Parish
STAPLE
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CT3 1LH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Mar 2026

    Received by Dover

  2. 1 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 17 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Graham Simpkin Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Longfield

Active · incorporated 2018 · Longfield

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

19 documents on file for this application

  • DECISION NOTICE Decision · 17 Aug 2026
  • AMENDED SITE LOCATION PLAN Drawing · 03 Jul 2026
  • KENT HIGHWAYS Consultee Response · 25 Jun 2026
  • DRAWING ISSUE REGISTER Amended Plan · 04 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED ACCESS Amended Plan · 04 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED ACCESS LEVELS Amended Plan · 04 Jun 2026
  • PROPOSED ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND DRAINAGE DETAILS Amended Plan · 04 Jun 2026
  • KCC ECOLOGY ADVICE Consultee Response · 04 Jun 2026
  • KENT HIGHWAYS Consultee Response · 06 May 2026
  • EAST KENT PROW Consultee Response · 16 Apr 2026
  • APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 31 Mar 2026
  • SITE LOCATION PLAN -A4 Drawing · 31 Mar 2026
  • EXISTING BLOCK PLAN -A3 Drawing · 31 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED BLOCK PLAN -A3 Drawing · 31 Mar 2026
  • PROPOSED FENCE AND GATE -A4 Drawing · 31 Mar 2026
  • BNG METRIC Report · 31 Mar 2026
  • PLANNING STATEMENT Report · 31 Mar 2026
  • PRE DEVELOPMENT HABITAT PLAN -A3 Drawing · 31 Mar 2026
  • POST DEVELOPMENT HABITAT PLAN -A3 Drawing · 31 Mar 2026

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What 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 full applications

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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