Dover Discovery Centre, Market Square, Dover, Kent, CT16 1PH
Approved on 26 May 2023
Council decision: Granted with Conditions
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Proposal
New external access ramp and entrance, replacement of the conservatory roofs with solid panels, additional glazing to the ground floor and repairs to curtain walling, roof repairs and louvre screens to new roof level plant and safety enclosure
- Submitted
- 27 March 2023
- Council
- Kent County Council
- ReceivedSubmitted27 Mar
- ValidatedValidated27 Mar
- Consult.Consultation4 May
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided26 May
Decided in 60 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a conservatory at Dover Discovery Centre, Market Square, Dover, Kent, CT16 1PH. Kent has handled 550 applications of this type. This one was decided in 60 days, 4 days longer than Kent's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. We hold 293 applications in total for the CT16 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- CT16 1PH
- Scale / size
- Small
- District
- Dover District Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 March 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 4 May 2023
- Consultation end
- 4 May 2023
Additional information
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: conservation areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders and brownfield registers.
Also checked, none recorded (18)
flood storage areas, green belt, 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 and heritage coasts.
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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Planning history at this site
8 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202526 Mar
Details of foundation designs, staging or other temporary access works, and any other proposals involving…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsKCC/DO/0033/2025 - 202518 Mar
Details of an Archaeological Watching Brief written scheme of investigation pursuant to condition 5 of…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsKCC/DO/0032/2025 - 202518 Mar
Details of Heritage Programme and timetable for Delivery in a Heritage Benefit Report pursuant to condition 6…
ApprovedHeritageKCC/DO/0031/2025 - 20244 Dec
Section 73 planning application to vary Condition 2 of planning permission DO/23/354
ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)KCC/DO/0181/2024 - 202424 Jun
Details of foundation designs, any temporary scaffolding, staging or other temporary access works, and any…
ApprovedDischarge of conditionspart - 20242 Apr
Details of a Construction Management Plan pursuant to Condition 8 of planning permission DO/23/354
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsKCC/DO/0028/2024 - 20221 Apr
Proposed refurbishment and upgrading of Dover Discovery Centre including change of use of theatre to office…
WithdrawnAmendmentKCC/DO/0062/2022 - 201816 Jan
Installation of a 2m high fence, double gates and anti-climb railings (re-advertisement)
ApprovedFull Planning Permission18/00046
Source: Kent
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Nearby applications
- Dover Discovery Centre, Market Square, Dover, Kent, CT16 1PHpart · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- Dover Discovery Centre, Market Square, Dover, Kent, CT16 1PHKCC/DO/0032/2025 · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- Dover Discovery Centre, Market Square, Dover, Kent, CT16 1PHKCC/DO/0033/2025 · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
- Dover Discovery Centre, Market Square, Dover, Kent CT16 1PHKCC/DO/0031/2025 · HeritageApproved0.0 mi
- Dover Discovery Centre, Market Square, Dover, Kent, CT16 1PHKCC/DO/0181/2024 · ConditionsApproved0.0 mi
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