Clearways Forge Lane Whitfield Dover CT16 3LA
Refused on 25 February 2026
Council decision: Refuse Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Conversion of dwelling into two flats
- Received
- 8 October 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Dover District Council
- Ward
- Whitfield
- ReceivedReceived8 Oct
- ValidatedValidated9 Oct
- Consult.Consultation26 Feb
- TargetTarget Date4 Dec
- DecidedDecided25 Feb
Decided in 139 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Clearways Forge Lane Whitfield Dover CT16 3LA. Dover has handled 1,880 applications of this type. This one was decided in 140 days, 12 weeks longer than Dover's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Whitfield. We hold 293 applications in total for the CT16 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
- CT16 3LA
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- WHITFIELD
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 October 2025
- Last date for comments
- 26 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 4 December 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- EZ-PLANS
- Architect profile
- EZ-PLANS LIMITED
- Agent address
- Studio 23, Tridax Business Park Honeywood Parkway Whitfield Dover CT16 3QX
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 17 October 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 10
Site 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.
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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