Whitfield planning approval rate
Whitfield ward in Dover has a 96.2% approval rate based on 346 planning decisions. Dover overall: 93.2%.
Last updated: March 2026
96.2%
ward approval rate
346
Decisions
333
Approved
13
Refused
93.2%
Dover average
Whitfield sits slightly above the Dover average, with a 3.0 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Whitfield compares
Whitfield ward
96.2%
Dover overall
93.2%
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Recent decisions in Whitfield
Erection of a single storey side extension with alterations to ground floor wind · Thu 18 Dec 2025
Erection of single storey rear extension · Tue 11 Nov 2025
Erection of a front and rear dormer to facilitate a loft conversion, extension o · Wed 15 Oct 2025
Change of use of and conversion of residential garage to a hair salon, replaceme · Tue 30 Sep 2025
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 6,755 decisions.
Other wards in Dover
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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%)
Mill Hill (92.9%)
Alkham And Capel-le-Ferne (92.4%)