Planning application
The Beacon Project Bench Street Dover Kent
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Proposal
Discharge of condition 22 (details of heritage interpretation) 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/O
Application record
- Reference
- CON/24/00181/O
- Type
- Conditions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Town And Castle
- Parish
- DOVER
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dover register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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CON/24/00181/N Granted
The Beacon Project Bench Street Dover Kent
Discharge of condition 25 (Drainage system) 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)
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CON/24/00181/C Granted
The Beacon Project Bench Street Dover Kent
Discharge of condition 28 (Updated CEMP) 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)
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CON/24/00181/B Granted
The Beacon Project Bench Street Dover Kent
Discharge of condition 24 (Suds) pursuant to application 24/00181Full 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)
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CON/24/00181/A Granted
The Beacon Project Bench Street Dover Kent
Discharge of condition 20 (foundation design) 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)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Dover
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6 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 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.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 24/00181 (Decided)
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
67 applications on PlanIndex · across 10 councils · 94% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- 24/00181 - DECISION
- APPLICATION FORM
- HERITAGE PLAN
- A5 PLANTER HISTORIC PANELS
- CONDITION 22 - DOVER BEACON PROJECT - COVER LETTER
- SPECIFICATION-ENGIMA-MONOLITH TOTEMS
- THE BENCH FORECOURT TOTEM PROOF
- THE BENCH FORECOURT TOTEM REVERSE PROOF
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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 condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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/25/00727/A Granted
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BNG/25/00727 Granted
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