The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW
Approved on 15 November 2024
Council decision: Condition Part ApprovedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Discharge of condition 16 (site's hydrogeological), condition 17 (Bronze age boat preservation details), condition 18 (programme of on-site hydrogeological) condition 19 (archaeological field evaluation) pursuant to application 24/00181 Full application for the erection of an up to four storeys in height building for uses including education, offices, studio, gallery and cafe (Use Classes E(g)(i), E(b) and F1)
- Received
- 7 October 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Council
- Dover District Council
- Ward
- Town And Castle
- Agent
- Lee Evans Partnership LLP
- ReceivedReceived7 Oct
- ValidatedValidated8 Oct
- Consult.Consultation5 Dec
- TargetTarget Date3 Dec
- DecidedDecided15 Nov
Decided in 38 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to discharge conditions at The Bench 15 Bench Street Dover Kent CT16 1JW. Dover has handled 1,265 applications of this type. This one was decided in 39 days, 2 weeks quicker than Dover's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 73 applications across Town And Castle. We hold 293 applications in total for the CT16 postcode area.
97% of conditions 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 1JW
- Application type
- Conditions
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- DOVER
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 October 2024
- Last date for comments
- 5 December 2024
- Target decision date
- 3 December 2024
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Lee Evans Partnership LLP
- Agent address
- St John's Lane Canterbury CT1 2QQ United Kingdom
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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.
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Associated applications
- 202614 Aug
Discharge of condition 21 (archaeology) pursuant to application 24/00181
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/24/00181/P - 20264 Aug
Discharge of condition 22 (details of heritage interpretation) pursuant to application 24/00181
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/24/00181/O - 20267 Apr
Discharge of condition 25 (Drainage system) pursuant to application 24/00181
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/24/00181/N - 202630 Mar
Discharge of condition 27 (Air Quality Report), condition 32 ( lighting design strategy for ecology) pursuant…
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/24/00181/M - 202620 Mar
Discharge of condition 12 (parking restrictions) pursuant to application 24/00181
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/24/00181/L - 20263 Mar
Discharge of condition 9 (Hard and Soft landscape scheme), condition 10 (Landscape management plan details)…
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/24/00181/K - 202621 Jan
Discharge of condition 8 (BREEAM) pursuant to application 24/00181
Condition Part ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/24/00181/J - 202513 Nov
Discharge of condition 15 (heritage public engagement strategy) pursuant to application 24/00181
PendingDischarge of conditionsCON/24/00181/I - 20259 Jun
Discharge of condition 5 (Construction details including external doors and windows, recessed brickwork…
Condition ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/24/00181/H - 202527 May
Non material minor amendment to approved application 24/00181
ApprovedNon-material amendmentAmendment24/00181/B - 202528 Mar
Variation of condition 8 (BREEAM), 15 (heritage public engagement strategy) and 22 (heritage interpretation)…
WithdrawnVariation of conditions (s73)25/00371 - 20242 Dec
Discharge of condition 3 (Material Schedule), condition 4 (Roof Plant Layout and Elevation Plans), condition…
Condition ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/24/00181/F - 20241 Nov
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to application 24/00181
PendingDischarge of conditionsBNG/24/00181/A - 20247 Oct
Discharge of condition 16 (site's hydrogeological), condition 17 (Bronze age boat preservation details)…
This applicationCondition Part ApprovedDischarge of conditionsCON/24/00181/D - 202419 Mar
Full application for the erection of an up to four storeys in height building for uses including education…
ApprovedFull Planning PermissionPart of24/00181
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Dover
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