Planning application
114 Folkestone Road Dover CT17 9SP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the change of use from C3 to HMO with maximum occupancy of 6 people (C4)
As published by the council, reference 26/00805
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00805
- Type
- Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Town And Castle
- Parish
- DOVER
- 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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26/00192 Refused
114 Folkestone Road Dover CT17 9SP
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the change of use from a dwelling to a HMO for 8 people.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2026
Received by Dover
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29 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 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 55 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dover for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dover decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
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114 Folkestone Road Dover CT17 9SP
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for the change of use from a dwelling to a HMO for 8 people.
Refused Lawful development 7 docsDomestic -
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Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition 16 docsSmall domestic -
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Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) for single storey rear extension
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