The Beacon Project Bench Street Dover Kent

24/00181/BNon Material Minor AmendmentApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 18 June 2025

Council decision: Approve Non-material AMDDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Non material minor amendment to approved 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) to allow variation of the wording to Condition 8 (BREEAM) to allow for an interim assessment to be submitted post-completion, rather than the 'final certificate', and to allow variation of the wording to Condition 15 (Heritage Engagement Strategy) and Condition 22 (Heritage and Archaeology Interpretation Strategy) to allow for these to be submitted prior to occupation and/or installation of relevant works.

Received: 27 May 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Dover District Council
Ward: Town And Castle
Agent: Lee Evans Partnership LLP

ReceivedReceived27 May
ValidatedValidated28 May
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date24 Jun
DecidedDecided18 Jun

Decided in 21 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at The Beacon Project Bench Street Dover Kent. Dover has handled 262 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 5 weeks quicker 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.

88% of amendment 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: Non Material Minor Amendment
Scale / size: Small
Parish: DOVER

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 May 2025
Target decision date: 24 June 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Lee Evans Partnership LLP
Agent address: St John's Lane Canterbury CT1 2QQ

Planning decision

Statutory period: 27 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 5

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Medieval undercroft at number 10 Bench StreetOn or next to this site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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