Each Manor Farm Each End Ash CT3 2BY

26/00593Prior App Agricultural to DwellingsRefused

Outline / PiP

Refused on 19 August 2026

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

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Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use of agricultural building into 4 dwellings (partial demolition of existing building)

Received: 25 June 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: Dover District Council
Ward: Sandwich
Agent: Acorus Rural Property Services

ReceivedReceived25 Jun
ValidatedValidated25 Jun
Consult.Consultation24 Jul
TargetTarget Date19 Aug
DecidedDecided19 Aug

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition 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

The submitted plans and supporting information demonstrate that the development would involve the demolition of a substantial proportion of the existing agricultural building, including the removal of multiple structural bays and the formation of new external walling and a new gable elevation. It is considered that the extent of the proposed works would exceed building operations reasonably necessary to convert the building to residential use and would amount to substantial rebuilding rather than conversion. The proposal therefore falls outside the scope of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended), contrary to paragraph Q.1(j).
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 June 2026
Last date for comments: 24 July 2026
Target decision date: 19 August 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 July 2026

Additional information

Documents: 15

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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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6 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Dover

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