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Hughenden House Maison Dieu Veterinary Centre 7 Sondes Road Deal CT14 7BW

23/00147Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 8 February 2024

Council decision: Grant Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use of ground floor of Hughenden House and courtyard building to form 2 x 2 bedroom self-contained flats including extensions, alterations and parking

Received
5 February 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
6
Ward
North Deal
Agent
design+plan ltd
  1. Received5 Feb
  2. Validated21 Feb
  3. Consult.24 Mar
  4. Target18 Apr
  5. Decided8 Feb

Decided in 352 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Hughenden House Maison Dieu Veterinary Centre 7 Sondes Road Deal CT14 7BW. Dover has handled 1,880 applications of this type. This one was decided in 368 days, 45 weeks longer than Dover's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across North Deal. We hold 695 applications in total for the CT14 postcode area.

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

Postcode
CT14 7BW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
DEAL

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 February 2023
Last date for comments
24 March 2023
Target decision date
18 April 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
design+plan ltd
Agent address
9 Thames Close Flitwick Central Bedfordshire MK45 1EQ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
3 March 2023

Appeal history

3324080
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 10 August 2023Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents
20

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)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Deal - Middle Street
  • Listed building: Grade II: Timeball Tower MuseumOn or next to this site
  • Article 4 direction: Article 4(2) Direction No. 1 2000, Town and Country (General Permitted Development) Order…
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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