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100% of the 35 garden rooms and outbuildings Dover decided between May 2026 and October 2026 were approved; half were decided within 56 days. Plan Forecast, 6 November 2026.
Time to decide: half were decided within 56 days, counted from the day the application was valid (or received, where the register gives no valid date) over the 35 decisions with both dates.
Recent decisions
Real decisions, newest first. Addresses are reduced to the street here; the council publishes them in full on its own register.
St Leonards Road Deal
ApprovedErection of a carport, replace rear bay window with French doors and replacement roof tiles
Decided 20 October 2026 26/00792
Strand Street Sandwich Kent
ApprovedErection of detached garage
Decided 19 October 2026 26/00727
Denton Canterbury Kent
ApprovedErection of an outbuilding.
Decided 16 October 2026 26/00780
By ward in Dover
Approval rates differ across a council. These are every ward we hold enough decisions for.
- Sandwich 92%
- North Deal 91%
- Little Stour & Ashstone 90%
- Town & Castle 97%
- Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe 88%
- Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell 82%
- Eastry Rural 94%
- Walmer 93%
Before you apply
- Do I need planning permission for a garden room?
- Do I need Building Regulations approval for a garden room?
- Do I need planning permission for a shed, garden room or outbuilding?
- Do I need Building Regulations approval for a shed, garden room or outbuilding?
Free check
Check your building in the garden
Put a pin on your house, describe the work, and see it measured against each permitted development limit, with the clause it comes from. A guide, not a guarantee.
Other work in Dover
Questions people ask
What percentage of garden rooms and outbuildings does Dover approve?
100% were approved, over 35 decisions that went one way or the other. Dover's figure across all types of work is drawn from 527 decisions.
How many garden rooms and outbuildings has Dover decided?
35 that went one way or the other, from May 2026 to October 2026.
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The figures above are the council. A forecast is your postcode: the same rate, the time a decision takes, and what happened on nearby streets. Free, and we email it to you.