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Each Manor Farm Each End Ash CT3 2BY

26/00278Prior App Agricultural to DwellingsRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 19 May 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval Refused - Change of UseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use and conversion of existing agricultural building to 4 dwellings

Received
25 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
3
Ward
Sandwich
Agent
Acorus Rural Property Services
  1. Received25 Mar
  2. Validated25 Mar
  3. Consult.29 Apr
  4. Target19 May
  5. Decided19 May

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Each Manor Farm Each End Ash CT3 2BY. Dover has handled 371 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Sandwich. We hold 2,037 applications in total for the CT3 postcode area.

77% of outline applications at Dover District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. There is insufficient evidence to allow an assessment to be made as to whether the works required to convert the building to a dwelling are reasonably necessary for the building to function as four dwelling houses taking the development outside the scope of Class Q. The development would not be permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
  2. The applicant has failed to secure the delivery of necessary measures to mitigate the impacts of the proposed development on Thanet Coast and Sandwich Bay SPA. Without such mitigation measures, it would be contrary to the provisions of the Habitat Regulations and Directive to grant consent for development, which on advice of Natural England, would affect the integrity of the European site. The proposed development is therefore contrary to policy NE3 of the Dover District Local Plan and the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
CT3 2BY
Application type
Prior App Agricultural to Dwellings
Scale / size
Small
Parish
WOODNESBOROUGH

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 March 2026
Last date for comments
29 April 2026
Target decision date
19 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Acorus Rural Property Services
Architect profile
ACORUS RURAL PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED
Agent address
Old Market Office 10 Risbygate Street Bury St Edmunds IP33 3AA

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Site notice start
3 April 2026

Additional information

Documents
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Dover

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