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EYTHORNE AND SHEPHERDSWELL planning approval rate

EYTHORNE AND SHEPHERDSWELL ward in Dover has a 88.0% approval rate based on 25 planning decisions. Dover overall: 92.8%.

Last updated: September 2026

88.0%
ward approval rate
25
Decisions
22
Approved
3
Refused
92.8%
Dover average

EYTHORNE AND SHEPHERDSWELL is 4.8 percentage points below the Dover average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.

How EYTHORNE AND SHEPHERDSWELL compares

EYTHORNE AND SHEPHERDSWELL ward (25 decided)
88.0%
Dover overall (4,626 decided)
92.8%
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Recent decisions in EYTHORNE AND SHEPHERDSWELL

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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%)
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