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Land South East Of Mill Cottage Mill Road Staple CT3 1LB

24/00280Full Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Proposal

Change of use of land to residential caravan site for 2No. Gypsy/Travellers pitches with the siting of 2 caravans for residential use, new vehicular access, erection of dayroom and associated landscaping (part retrospective)

Received
12 March 2024
Decided
3 October 2024 · Refuse Planning Permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
19
Ward
Little Stour And Ashstone
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received12 Mar
  2. Validated13 Mar
  3. Consult.4 Oct
  4. Target8 May
  5. Decided3 Oct

Decided in 204 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Dover91% of full applications approvedSee what's approved near your address

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land South East Of Mill Cottage Mill Road Staple CT3 1LB. Dover has handled 1,874 applications of this type and approves 84% of them, typically deciding them in 68 days. This one was decided in 205 days, 20 weeks longer than Dover's median. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 109 applications across Little Stour And Ashstone. We hold 2,007 applications in total for the CT3 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
24/00280
Address
Land South East Of Mill Cottage Mill Road Staple CT3 1LB
Postcode
CT3 1LB
Local Authority
Dover
Application Type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Little Stour And Ashstone
Parish
STAPLE

Applicant & Agent

Applicant Address
Land South East Of Mill Cottage Mill Road Staple Kent CT3 1LB United Kingdom

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
12 March 2024
Target Decision Date
8 May 2024
Date Decided
3 October 2024
Date Validated
13 March 2024
Date Submitted
12 March 2024
Last Date for Comments
4 October 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse Planning Permission
Decided By
Delegated
Statutory Period
56 days

Publicity

Site Notice Start
19 April 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
19
Documents
27
Coordinates
51.260290, 1.262175
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3354851
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: HearingDecision: 28 March 2025Dev Type: Minor traveller and caravan pitchesReason: Refusal

Source: Dover

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Planning constraints

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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