Planning application
Crabble Athletic Ground Crabble Road River CT17 0QE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Installation of LED floodlights with associated electrical infrastructure and ancillary works
As published by the council, reference 26/00720
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00720
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 5 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Dover Downs And River
- Parish
- RIVER
- Postcode
- CT17 0QE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Aug 2026
Received by Dover
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2 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dover took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with Dover for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About this record
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