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Folkestone and Hythe Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Folkestone and Hythe Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates21,302Searchable applications
262Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 9 Jun 2008 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Making a planning pre-applicationConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions - Longage Hill
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas21 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Closed21/1539/FH
Formation of a new vehicular access and associated hardstanding onto a classified road.
Cedar Wind, Station Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9ED
Received 19 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1541/FH
Fell one Laurel subject of Tree Preservation Order No 4 of 1991
Bullaceton, School Road, Saltwood, CT21 4PP
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1543/FH
Formation of eyebrow windows in existing roof- to the front elevation.
3 Wilton Road, Folkestone, CT19 5HR
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1544/FH/GPD
Notification under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the proposed single-storey flat roof rear extension
9 Phillip Road, Folkestone, CT19 4PY
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1545/FH
Section 73 application for the removal/variation of condition 5 of planning permission Y01/0586/SH (Change of use from retail, (Class A1), to take away fish and chip shop, (Class A3), including the installation of an extraction flue to the rear elevation), relating to times of operation.
37 & 39 High Street, Hythe, CT21 5AD
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1548/FH
Section 73 application for the variation of condition 18 (floor level above design flood level) of planning permission Y18/0768/FH (Outline application for up to 80 dwellings and access with matters of scale, layout, appearance and landscaping reserved for future consideration.) - to add 'minimum' before 300mm and 600mm in the condition.
Land Adjoining 39 Victoria Road West, Littlestone, TN28 8ND
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1549/FH
Proposed garage conversion to create attached annexe accommodation. Alterations to existing conservatory to form rear pitched roof extension.
14 De Havilland Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7FE
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1550/FH
Listed Building Consent for alterations in connection with the conversion of barn to dwelling, including repairs, insertion of mezzanine, formation of drive, garaging in rebuilt outbuildings, landscaping (amended scheme pursuant to approved scheme 20/0925/FH and 20/0936/FH).
Land and Buildings Adjoining Mercer Farm, Stowting Hill, Stowting, TN25 6BE
Received 20 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1552/FH
Listed Building Consent for works to reconfigure the existing living accommodation including the demolition of an internal wall and changes to door openings
Edinburgh Suite, The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone, CT20 2LR
Received 19 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1553/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 5 (Water Calculator) & Condition 6 (Materials) of planning permission - 20/0811/FH (Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling)
25 Orchard Road, St Marys Bay, TN29 0RA
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1554/FH
Proposed single storey rear extension, new pitched roof over existing flat roof and cement based cladding added to elevations
8 Park Farm Road, Folkestone, CT19 5DH
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1555/FH
Remove chimney two and rebuild using lime mortar and heritage bricks. Repoint chimney at rear, rake out, repoint and reflaunch chimney 3 at rear.
Brogdale, High Street, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6TB
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1558/FH/NMA
Non material amendment to 20/0467/FH (Erection of two residential detached dwellings, utilising the existing access, together with the provision of parking and landscaping) to allow for the variation of condition 6 (reptile mitigation) to include the following wording 'unless other details are submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority'
Land Adjoining Cold Harbour, Blackhouse Hill, Hythe
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1560/FH
Demolition of existing two storey 5 bedroom dwelling. New build 5 bedroom dwelling on existing footprint, using existing massing and form to inform design.
Harmony, The Fairway, Hythe, CT21 6AU
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1562/FH
Listed Building Consent to remove chimney two and rebuild using lime mortar and heritage bricks. Repoint chimney at rear, rake out, repoint and reflaunch chimney 3 at rear.
Brogdale, High Street, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6TB
Received 21 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1565/FH
Erection of a two storey side extension and replacement single storey rear extension. Replacement windows, changes to fenestration and new rooflight.
34 Seaton Avenue, Hythe, CT21 5HH
Received 22 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1566/FH
Erection of a first floor side extension
6 Redbrooks Way, Hythe, CT21 4DN
Received 22 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1567/FH
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a two storey side extension with integral garage, porch to front elevation and a single storey rear extension.
Sheriffe, Robin Hood Lane, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9HZ
Received 23 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1568/FH
Proposed first floor side extension over existing ground floor
36 Walton Gardens, Folkestone, CT19 5PR
Received 23 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1569/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the means of access to highway by way of dropped kerb onto an unclassified road
35 Palmbeach Avenue, Hythe, CT21 6NL
Received 22 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1570/FH
Proposed two-storey side extension and single storey rear/side extension following removal of existing shed. Re-submission of 21/0878/FH.
31 Walton Gardens, Folkestone, CT19 5PR
Received 22 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1571/FH/TCA
20% crown thin, 2.5-3 metre reduction of laterals on south side of canopy and 2 metre (approximately) reduction of one lateral on north side of canopy of one Atlas Cedar situated within a conservation area
39 Grimston Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2QD
Received 22 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1572/FH
Overall crown reduction by up to 2.5 metres of one Cherry subject of Tree Preservation Order No 2 of 1969
5 Fisher Close, Hythe, CT21 6AB
Received 22 Jul 2021 - Closed21/1573/FH/PA
Application under Town and country planning act (general permitted development) (England) order 2015 (as amended) application under schedule 2, part 1 - class aa (b) for the enlargement of a dwelling house by construction of one additional storey with a maximum height of 3.5 metres.
124B North Road, Hythe, CT21 5DY
Received 23 Jul 2021
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Folkestone and Hythe Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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