New housing in Dover District Council
We read Dover District Council's planning register every day. We hold 16,208 of its planning applications going back to 2016, and 130 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 108% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 108% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 16,208
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 115 | 46 | 10 |
| 2025 | 127 | 55 | 27 |
| 2024 | 106 | 61 | 18 |
| 2023 | 111 | 76 | 12 |
| 2022 | 129 | 75 | 21 |
| 2021 | 144 | 87 | 16 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 356 | Discovery Park House Ramsgate Road Sandwich CT13 9ND Reserved Matters application pursuant to outline application 14/00058 for the erection of 356 dwellings, landscaping, open space, sports facilities, commercial uses and associated infrastructure 25/00459 | Decided | 17 Apr 2025 |
| 140 | Land On The West Side Of Cross Road Deal CT14 9LA Reserved matters for application for the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, including affordable housing, public open space and landscaping for the erection of 140 dwellings pursuant to Outline… 25/01349 | Approved | 6 Jan 2026 |
| 99 | Land On The West Side Of Lower Street Eastry CT13 0JF Outline planning application for the erection of up to 99 dwellings, associated parking and infrastructure (with all matters reserved except access)(further highways information) 25/00934 | Decided | 20 Aug 2025 |
| 96 | Land To The North And West Side Of Molland Lea Ash Kent Outline planning application with all matters reserved except access to for erection of up to 96 dwellings to include drainage infrastructure, public open space, landscaping and associated development 26/00973 | Decided | 20 Oct 2026 |
| 76 | Land North Of Orchard View And West Of Saunders Lane Ash Kent Reserved matters application for the details of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 76 dwellings pursuant to Outline Planning Permission 19/01462 25/01015 | Decided | 12 Sept 2025 |
| 75 | Land On The North West Side Of Liverpool Road Walmer CT14 7PN Outline application for development up to 75 dwellings, associated landscaping and infrastructure (all matters reserved except access) 25/01252 | Decided | 20 Nov 2025 |
| 60 | Sub Phase 1G And Part 1E And 1F Phase 1 Whitfield Urban Expansion Archers Court Road Whitfield Reserved matters application for the approval of appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for 60 dwellings pursuant to outline application DOV/10/01010 25/00487 | Decided | 26 Apr 2025 |
| 53 | Land North East Of Grove Road Preston CT3 1HP Outline application for the erection of up to 53 dwellings (including Affordable Housing), with all matters reserved except access (amended details) 24/01331 | Decided | 24 Dec 2024 |
| 43 | Sandfield Farm 108 Northwall Road Deal CT14 6PP Erection of 43 dwellings, parking and landscaping (existing buildings and structures to be demolished) 24/00858 | Decided | 31 Aug 2024 |
| 38 | Land Between Nos 107 And 127 Capel Street Capel Le Ferne CT18 7HB Erection of 38 dwellings, new highway access, parking, landscaping, drainage and associated infrastructure. 26/01041 | Decided | 11 Nov 2026 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Dover District Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.