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Land South Of Ash Road Sandwich

21/00658Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 8 November 2024

Council decision: Refuse Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Retrospective change of use of the land to a residential caravan site for 8no. Gypsy & Traveller pitches with associated development including improved access, hardstanding, installation of package treatment plant and fencing

Received
26 April 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
9
Ward
Sandwich
Agent
Prideaux Planning Ltd
  1. Received26 Apr
  2. Validated27 Apr
  3. Consult.9 Nov
  4. Target22 Jun
  5. Decided8 Nov

Decided in 1291 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land South Of Ash Road Sandwich. Dover has handled 1,880 applications of this type. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across Sandwich.

91% of full applications at Dover District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
SANDWICH

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 April 2021
Last date for comments
9 November 2024
Target decision date
22 June 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Prideaux Planning Ltd
Agent address
The Hops 18 Canons Lane Tadworth Surrey KT20 6DP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
14 October 2022

Appeal

Appeal reference
22/00003/AND
Appeal result
Dismissed

Appeal history

3364988
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: HearingDecision: 12 September 2025Dev Type: Minor traveller and caravan pitchesReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09722096
Documents
78

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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