Dover Discovery Centre Market Square Dover CT16 1PH
Refused on 4 May 2022
Council decision: Raise ObjectionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Reg 3 consultation - Proposed refurbishment and upgrading of Dover Discovery Centre including internal alterations, new external access ramp and entrance, replacement of the conservatory roofs with solid panels, new windows in the rotunda, additional glazing to the ground floor and repairs to curtain walling, roof repairs and louvre screens to new roof plant and railings
- Received
- 1 April 2022
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dover District Council
- Ward
- Town And Castle
- ReceivedReceived1 Apr
- ValidatedValidated1 Apr
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date28 Apr
- DecidedDecided4 May
Decided in 33 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a planning application for a conservatory at Dover Discovery Centre Market Square Dover CT16 1PH. Dover has handled 79 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 3 weeks quicker than Dover's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Town And Castle. We hold 293 applications in total for the CT16 postcode area.
92% of all 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
- Postcode
- CT16 1PH
- Application type
- County Council Deemed Permission Reg 3
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- DOVER
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 April 2022
- Target decision date
- 28 April 2022
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 27 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
6 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202524 Mar
Details of Heritage Programme and timetable for Delivery in a Heritage Benefit Report pursuant to condition 6…
ApprovedCounty Council Deemed Permission Reg 425/00333 - 20246 Dec
Section 73 planning application to vary Condition 2 of planning permission DO/23/354
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/01246 - 20234 Apr
Reg 3 consultation Ref: KCC/DO/0047/2023
ApprovedCounty Council Deemed Permission Reg 323/00354 - 202016 Dec
Erection of a detached outbuilding
ApprovedFull Planning Permission20/01519 - 20172 Mar
Erect permanent edge protection to the low level roof. Roofs 1A, South Crescent (Roof 6) & North Crescent…
ApprovedCounty Council Deemed Permission Reg 317/00254 - 20171 Mar
Erect permanent edge protection to the low level roofs. Roofs 1A, South Crescent (Roof 6) & North Crescent…
ApprovedApplicationKCC/DO/0051/2017
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