Stepping Down 248 Folkestone Road Dover Kent CT17 9JP
Approved on 7 January 2026
Council decision: Grant Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Change of use of from dwellinghouse to a HMO for up to 10 persons
- Received
- 11 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 9
- Council
- Dover District Council
- Ward
- Maxton And Elms Vale
- Agent
- PHW Planning
- ReceivedReceived11 Nov
- ValidatedValidated12 Nov
- Consult.Consultation12 Dec
- TargetTarget Date7 Jan
- DecidedDecided7 Jan
Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Stepping Down 248 Folkestone Road Dover Kent CT17 9JP. Dover has handled 1,880 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days. The site is in a conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 4 applications across Maxton And Elms Vale. We hold 592 applications in total for the CT17 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
- CT17 9JP
- Application type
- Full Planning Permission
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- DOVER
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 12 November 2025
- Last date for comments
- 12 December 2025
- Target decision date
- 7 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- PHW Planning
- Agent address
- 12 Reading Road Dover Kent CT17 9NA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 21 November 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 24
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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Associated applications
- 202618 Mar
Discharge of condition 4 (bike storage) pursuant to application 25/01214
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/25/01214/A - 202511 Nov
Change of use of from dwellinghouse to a HMO for up to 10 persons
This applicationApprovedFull25/01214
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