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Folkestone and Hythe Council
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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 dates21,519Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Closed21/1735/FH/TCA
Works to trees situated within a conservation area comprising: Cherry (T1) crown reduction by 3 metres in height and 4 metres laterally; Holly (T2) and Yew (T3) crown reduction by 4 metres in height and 3 metres laterally; group of Holly and Hawthorn (T4) fell
15 Grange Road, Saltwood, Hythe, CT21 4QS
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1736/FH
Erection of front and rear hip-to-gable roof extensions together with the upgrading the existing single storey rear extension.
Thorney Bank, Alkham Valley Road, Folkestone, CT18 7EJ
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1737/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the formation of a new vehicular access by means of a dropped kerb onto an unclassified road
19 Langdon Road, Folkestone, CT19 4HX
Received 12 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1740/FH
Removal of side extension and proposed side and rear extension
12 Station Road, Hythe, CT21 5PN
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1741/FH
Retrospective application for a replacement garden room extension now incorporating proposals to amend the appearance and materials of the building.
Little Berwick, Stone Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4JW
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1742/FH/TCA
Reduction back to boundary of the overhanging west facing lateral branches of two Sycamore trees situated within a conservation area
Holy Trinity Church, Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HQ
Received 13 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1743/FH
Amendments to front veranda to form an enclosed living space
Seamore, Dungeness Road, Dungeness, Romney Marsh, TN29 9ND
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1746/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for means of access to highway (rear of the property - Fern Bank Crescent) by way of a dropped kerb onto an unclassified road.
62 Black Bull Road, Folkestone, CT19 5QU
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1747/FH/TCA
Removal of dead branches in upper canopy and reduction of lateral branches by up to 3 metres of a Copper Beech tree situated within a conservation area.
13 Castle Mews, Folkestone, CT20 2BU
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1749/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (details of windows, balustrading and new exterior doors) of planning permission 21/0352/FH for internal and external alterations including roof extension to new roof terrace with glazed balustrade, new third floor single-storey extension, reconstruction of part of roof parapet and change of use from residential (C3) use to original hotel use (C1) in first, second and third floor and from Drinking establishment (Sui Generis) to Restaurant (E(b)) keeping the ground floor and basement as restaurant use
Gillespies, 28-30 Harbour Street, Folkestone, Folkestone, CT20 1EY
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1750/FH/TCA
Works to trees situated within a conservation area comprising of: crown reduction back to previous pruning points of one Holm Oak and reduction back to boundary up to a height of 7 metres of overhanging branches of one Lime
Clyme House, Hillside Street, Hythe, CT21 5DJ
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1751/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 22 (final part)(drainage verification report) of planning permission Y18/0523/FH (Erection of two x blocks of 4no. two-storey dwellings)
Coach Depot King Street Brenzett Kent
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1752/FH/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission Y16/0007/SH Erection of a two storey extension, with a new Kitchen and living area to the ground floor and two new bedrooms to the first floor together with two detached double carports (demolition of single storey side extension) to allow for a single four bay garage as opposed to 2 x two bay garages.
Verschoyles Farm, Verschoyles Lane, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6NN
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1753/FH
Listed Building Consent for retrospective application for a replacement garden room extension now incorporating proposals to amend the appearance and materials of the building.
Little Berwick, Stone Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4JW
Received 16 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1754/FH
Conversion of outbuilding into an annexe involving extensions to the side and height of the existing building.
51 Roberts Road, Greatstone, New Romney, TN28 8RQ
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1755/FH
Section 73 application for the variation of condition 3 (opening times) for planning permission Y17/0677/FH (Change of use from retail (class A1) restaurant (class A3) and associated internal alterations)
35 High Street, Hythe, CT21 5AD
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1756/FH
Replacement of bay timber sash windows to ground and first floor. (Re-submission of planning application 21/0543/FH)
Quorndon, Bartholomew Gardens, Bartholomew Street, Hythe, CT21 5BX
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1757/FH
Erection of a first floor rear extension
2A Royal Military Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 3EF
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1758/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (Materials), Condition 7 (Contamination), Condition 8 (Biodiversity), Condition 10 (External Lighting), Condition 13 (Landscaping), Condition 14 (Soft & Hard Landscaping), Condition 18 (Roof details), Condition 19 (Building Survey), Condition 20 (Joinery), Condition 21 (Construction details), Condition 22 (Tile details) - of planning permission Y19/0516/FH (Erection of a 1 No. 3 bed dwelling using existing external walls of listed former barn structure, conversion of granary building to 3 No. 2 bedroom dwellings, and adaptation of barn involving minor alterations to provide garaging and storage)
Brenzett Place Farm Yard, Ivychurch Road, Brenzett, TN29 0EE
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1759/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (details of proposed roof), 4 (historic brickwork survey), 5 (window joinery details), 6 (details of panelled screens) and 7 (tile details) of planning permission Y19/0517/FH Listed Building Consent for the erection of a 1 No. 3 bed dwelling using existing external walls of listed former barn structure, conversion of granary building to 3 No. 2 bedroom dwellings, and adaptation of barn involving minor alterations to provide garaging and storage.
Brenzett Place Farm Yard, Ivychurch Road, Brenzett, TN29 0EE
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1760/FH
Proposed alterations, rear extension and new roof to provide first floor residential accommodation including demolition of existing rear conservatory.
49 Coast Drive, Greatstone, New Romney, TN28 8NX
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1761/FH
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for means of access to highway by way of a dropped kerb onto an unclassified road.
52 Langdon Road, Folkestone, CT19 4HY
Received 17 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1762/FH
Application for a replacement roof, installation of roof lights, replacement windows and new drainage.
Abbott Court, 115-119 Dover Road, Folkestone, CT20 1NL
Received 19 Aug 2021 - Closed21/1763/FH
Application for a replacement tiled roof over existing communal area and installation of roof lights.
Setterfield House, Earlsfield Road, Hythe, CT21 5PD
Received 19 Aug 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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