The Beacon Project Bench Street Dover Kent

24/00181Full Planning PermissionApproved

Full

Approved on 15 August 2024

Council decision: Grant Planning PermissionPlanning committee

Proposal

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)

Received: 19 March 2024
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 17
Council: Dover District Council
Ward: Town And Castle
Agent: Lee Evans Partnership

ReceivedReceived19 Mar
ValidatedValidated20 Mar
Consult.Consultation16 Aug
TargetTarget Date19 Jun
DecidedDecided15 Aug

Decided in 148 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at The Beacon Project Bench Street Dover Kent. Dover has handled 1,880 applications of this type. This one was decided in 149 days, 13 weeks longer than Dover's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 4 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Town And Castle.

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: Medium
Parish: DOVER

Planning application dates

Date validated: 20 March 2024
Last date for comments: 16 August 2024
Target decision date: 19 June 2024
Committee meeting: 11 July 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: Lee Evans Partnership
Agent address: St Johns Lane Canterbury CT1 2QQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 29 March 2024

Additional information

Documents: 97

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low 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.

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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