Activities that do not breach Planning Control
The following are examples of activities which are not breaches
of planning control and therefore no enforcement action can be
taken under the planning legislation:
- Parking of commercial vehicles on the highway in residential
areas or on grass verges;
- Operating a business from home where the residential use
remains the primary use and there is no adverse impact on
residential amenity;
- Parking a caravan within the residential boundary of a property
provided that it is ancillary to the dwelling i.e. it is stored or
used as an extra bedroom;
- Clearing land of undergrowth, bushes and trees provided they
are not protected trees;
- Land ownership or boundary disputes.
Contact Planning
Telephone: 01304 872486
Email developmentcontrol@dover.gov.uk
