The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW

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

• 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
• CON/24/00181/D Granted

  The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW

  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)

  Decided 15 Nov 2024 Conditions

1. 13 Aug 2026

   Received by Dover

2. 14 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 14 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 9 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.

• Application: 24/00181 (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.

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.

• The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover CT16 1JW

  CON/24/00181/K Submitted 3 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 9 (Hard and Soft landscape scheme), condition 10 (Landscape management plan details) 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)

  Granted Conditions 26 docs

• The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover CT16 1JW

  CON/24/00181/J Submitted 21 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 8 (BREEAM) 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)

  Granted Conditions 3 docs

• The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW

  CON/24/00181/D Submitted 7 Oct 2024 50 yards away

  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)

  Granted Conditions 12 docs

• The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW

  CON/24/00181/M Submitted 30 Mar 2026 50 yards away

  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)

  Granted Conditions 15 docs

• The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW

  CON/24/00181/I Submitted 13 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  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)

  Granted Conditions 2 docs

• 11, 14 And 15 Bench Street Dover CT16 1JW

  23/00209 Submitted 20 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  Prior approval for the demolition of 11, 14 and 15 Bench Street

  Granted Other Demolition 6 docs

• CON/17/01523/D Granted

  Former Buckland Hospital Coombe Valley Road Dover CT17 0HD

  Discharge of condition 18 (SUDS verification) pursuant to application 17/01523 - Outline application for the erection of up to 150 dwellings (with all matters reserved)

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Conditions
• CON/25/00727/A Granted

  Agricultural Building South East Of Beacon Hill House Beacon Lane Woodnesborough CT13 0PA

  Discharge of condition 4 (landscaping scheme), 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Plan), 6.2 (pre-development site walkover), 7 (Site Registration Form), 10 (Samples), 12 (LEMP), 13 (Biodiversity Gain Plan) pursuant to application 25/00727 - Erection of a dwelling (existing building demolished)

  Received 7 Jul, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Conditions
• BNG/25/00727 Granted

  Agricultural Building South East Of Beacon Hill House Beacon Lane Woodnesborough CT13 0PA

  Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to application 25/00727 - Erection of a dwelling (existing building demolished)

  Received 8 Jul, published by the council 26 Jul 2026 Conditions
• CON/26/00369/A Awaiting decision

  Green Oak Farm Statenborough Lane Eastry CT13 0DJ

  Discharge of condition 4 (refuse details), 5 (Bat sensitive lighting), 6 (site works), 7 (biodiversity enhancements) pursuant to application 26/00369 - Erection of a barn to include 2 holiday lets with associated parking (existing barn to be demolished)

  Received 7 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Conditions
• LCON/25/00708/A Awaiting decision

  The Chapter House School Lane Wingham Canterbury Kent CT3 1BD

  Discharge of condition 4 (lime based mortar details), condition 6 (details of wall repair) pursuant to application 25/00708 Alteration of existing outbuilding: creation & enlargement of openings, infill of openings, replacement of window, levelling & raising of internal floor, removal of loft hatch & ceiling, removal of internal door, replacement of external doors, repair of ceiling, installation of insulation, restoration of windows, introduction of mechanical ventilation & repointing of brickwork. External works: erection of single storey extension, introduction of glazed link, demolition of outbuilding & repair of boundary wall.

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Conditions