Buckland planning approval rate
Buckland ward in Dover has a 92.3% approval rate based on 52 planning decisions. Dover overall: 92.8%.
Last updated: September 2026
92.3%
ward approval rate
52
Decisions
48
Approved
4
Refused
92.8%
Dover average
Buckland is broadly in line with the Dover average, neither notably strict nor notably permissive.
How Buckland compares
Buckland ward
92.3%
Dover overall
92.8%
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Recent decisions in Buckland
Erection of a fence (retrospective) · Fri 05 Dec 2025
Erection of a single storey rear extension and extension to existing front porch · Thu 30 Oct 2025
Change of use for a ground floor flat (81a) (class C3) to join to shop (81b) (cl · Mon 29 Sep 2025
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Other wards in Dover
Little Stour And Ashstone (90.0%)
Guston Kingsdown St Margarets-at-Cliffe (93.9%)
Sandwich (96.0%)
Eastry Rural (91.1%)
Aylesham, Eythorne And Shepherdswell (92.7%)
North Deal (93.6%)
Town And Castle (92.5%)
Dover Downs And River (94.6%)
Walmer (93.8%)
Whitfield (96.2%)
Mill Hill (92.9%)
Alkham And Capel-le-Ferne (92.4%)