Planning application
26/00344
Former Playground North Military Road Dover CT17 9BQ
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness (existing) for lawful compliance with condition 1 of planning permission 23/00586 (time limit)
As published by the council, reference 26/00344
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Apr 2026
Received by Dover
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16 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Certificate Existing Granted
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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25/01064 Granted
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Field Maple (T1) and Sycamores (T2, T4, T5, T8, T9 and T12) pollard to previous pollarding points; Ash (T3 and T6) pollard to previous pollarding points; triple Stem Sycamore and two Sycamores (T7) reduce by 40% into a pollard; multi stemmed Ash (T10) coppice at 1 metre in height; Ash (T11) reduce by 8 metres to create a pollard, all the subject of Tree Preservation Order No 9 of 1988.
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25/01334 Granted
23 - 25 Worthington Street Dover CT17 9AQ
Installation of metal shutters (retrospective)
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25/01042 Granted
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Change of use of Upper floors over 23-25 Worthington Street to 4 flats
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26/00121 Granted
Ground Floor 16 - 18 Worthington Street Dover CT17 9AD
Installation of new shop front with external shutters (retrospective)
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26/00005 Granted
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Other lawful development applications
In Dover
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26/00417 Granted
Enmedio 113A Middle Street Deal Kent CT14 6JW
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the installation of solar panels and battery inverter
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26/00640 Awaiting decision
Brooke House Brooke Park Brooke Street Ash CT3 2NP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) for the use of Brook House as a single dwellinghouse, including vehicle access, parking area and associated residential curtilage.
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26/00634 Awaiting decision
140 Crabble Hill Dover CT17 0SA
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the change of use of dwelling house (Class C3) to 6 person HMO (Class C4) to include alterations to window/door (existing rear conservatory and steps to be demolished)
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26/00464 Granted
73 Balmoral Road Kingsdown Deal CT14 8BY
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension (conservatory demolished)
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26/00426 Granted
4 Mongeham Way Walmer Deal Kent CT14 7TZ
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for erection of a storage outbuilding