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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Folkestone and Hythe Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
Ashden Lodge, Aldington Road, Court-At-Street, Hythe, CT21 4PE
Received 27 Aug 2021Mandalay, 10-14 Julian Road, Folkestone, CT19 5HP
Received 27 Aug 202123 Trinity Drive, Folkestone, CT19 5UU
Received 31 Aug 202168 Dolphins Road, Folkestone, CT19 5PN
Received 31 Aug 2021Hazelwood, 8 Redbrooks Way, Hythe, CT21 4DN
Received 31 Aug 2021Stonegate Farmers, Stone Street, Stelling Minnis, CT4 6EZ
Received 31 Aug 20211 Peacehaven, King Street, Brookland, Romney Marsh, TN29 9RJ
Received 31 Aug 202133 Harvey Street, Folkestone, CT20 1LQ
Received 1 Sept 202134 St Marys Road, Dymchurch, TN29 0PN
Received 1 Sept 2021Owl Cottage, Eastbridge Road, Burmarsh, Romney Marsh, TN29 0HY
Received 31 Aug 2021Folkestone Sports Centre Radnor Park Avenue Folkestone Kent CT19 5HX
Received 1 Sept 20213 Beachborough Road, Folkestone, CT19 4AB
Received 1 Sept 2021Block A, B and C Hurricane Way and Terlingham Forum, Block A, B and C Hurricane Way and Terlingham Forum - land south of Defiant Close, Hawkinge
Received 1 Sept 202124A High Street, New Romney, TN28 8DW
Received 2 Sept 2021Maxted Street House, Maxted Street, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6DH
Received 2 Sept 202171 Appledore Crescent, Folkestone, CT19 4NB
Received 2 Sept 2021Plamil House, Bowles Well Gardens, Folkestone, CT19 6PQ
Received 2 Sept 2021SELLINDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL, MAIN ROAD, SELLINDGE, ASHFORD, TN25 6JY
Received 3 Sept 202110 St Hildas Road, Hythe, CT21 6HF
Received 3 Sept 202145 Poplar Lane, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9LA
Received 3 Sept 2021Brook Forstal, Whiteways, Stowting, Ashford, TN25 6AZ
Received 3 Sept 20214 Taylor Road, Lydd On Sea, Romney Marsh, TN29 9PA
Received 3 Sept 20212 Dallas Brett Crescent, Folkestone, CT19 6NE
Received 3 Sept 20218 Rose Walk, Hawkinge, CT18 7NW
Received 3 Sept 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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