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Poulton Manor Poulton Lane Ash CT3 2HW

25/01397Full Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 26 February 2026

Council decision: Grant Planning PermissionDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a single car barn and 32 panel ground mounted photovoltaic solar array

Received
23 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Sandwich
Agent
Cyma Architects Ltd
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated3 Jan
  3. Consult.6 Feb
  4. Target28 Feb
  5. Decided26 Feb

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Poulton Manor Poulton Lane Ash CT3 2HW. Dover has handled 1,880 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Dover's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across Sandwich. We hold 2,040 applications in total for the CT3 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
CT3 2HW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
WOODNESBOROUGH

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 January 2026
Last date for comments
6 February 2026
Target decision date
28 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Cyma Architects Ltd
Agent address
55 The Old High Street Folkestone CT20 1RN

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
16 January 2026

Additional information

Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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