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The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW

Granted Dover CON/24/00181/D Conditions

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Discharge of condition 16 (site's hydrogeological), condition 17 (Bronze age boat preservation details), condition 18 (programme of on-site hydrogeological) condition 19 (archaeological field evaluation) pursuant to application 24/00181 Full application for the erection of an up to four storeys in height building for uses including education, offices, studio, gallery and cafe (Use Classes E(g)(i), E(b) and F1)

As published by the council, reference CON/24/00181/D

Application record

Reference
CON/24/00181/D
Type
Conditions
Status
Decided
Decision
Condition Part Approved
Received
7 Oct 2024
Validated
8 Oct 2024
Decided
15 Nov 2024
Ward
Town And Castle
Parish
DOVER
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
CT16 1JW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dover register

This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • CON/24/00181/P Awaiting decision

    The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW

    Discharge of condition 21 (archaeology) pursuant to application 24/00181 Full application for the erection of an up to four storeys in height building for uses including education, offices, studio, gallery and cafe (Use Classes E(g)(i), E(b) and F1)

    Submitted 13 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • CON/24/00181/M Granted

    The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW

    Discharge of condition 27 (Air Quality Report), condition 32 ( lighting design strategy for ecology) pursuant to application 24/00181 Full application for the erection of an up to four storeys in height building for uses including education, offices, studio, gallery and cafe (Use Classes E(g)(i), E(b) and F1)

    Decided 11 Jun 2026 Conditions
  • CON/24/00181/L Decided

    The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW

    Discharge of condition 12 (parking restrictions) pursuant to application 24/00181 Full application for the erection of an up to four storeys in height building for uses including education, offices, studio, gallery and cafe (Use Classes E(g)(i), E(b) and F1)

    Decided 8 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings
  • CON/24/00181/I Granted

    The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW

    Discharge of condition 15 (heritage public engagement strategy) pursuant to application 24/00181 Full application for the erection of an up to four storeys in height building for uses including education, offices, studio, gallery and cafe (Use Classes E(g)(i), E(b) and F1)

    Decided 1 Jul 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Oct 2024

    Received by Dover

  2. 8 Oct 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Nov 2024

    Decision issued: Condition Part Approved

  4. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Lee Evans Partnership LLP Agent, registered in Kent

Active · incorporated 2003 · Kent

60 applications on PlanIndex · across 9 councils · 93% granted

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Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dover granted permission on 15 November 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About condition discharge and variation applications

This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    CON/24/00181/K Submitted 3 Mar 2026 0m away

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  • The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover CT16 1JW

    CON/24/00181/J Submitted 21 Jan 2026 0m away

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  • The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW

    CON/24/00181/M Submitted 30 Mar 2026 0m away

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