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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 dates18,090Searchable applications
269Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Feb 2011 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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
- Closed21/0200/FH
Proposed extensions and alterations including garden outbuilding.
Sole Pond Farm, Paddlesworth Lane, Paddlesworth, Folkestone, CT18 8AA
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0202/FH/CON
Approval of condition 3 (water efficiency) for planning application Y18/1580/FH (Change of use from Drinking Establishment (Class A4) to 2 residential units (Class C3) with associated parking and garden areas)
Highfield, 121 Station Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9LL
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0203/FH/CON
Application for approval of Condition 4 (details of joinery), 5 (details of rooflight window), 7 (details of vents, flues and outlets) and 8 (construction of eaves and rafter ends, verges bargeboards and ridges) of planning application 20/0673/FH - The extension and conversion of outbuilding to provide additional occasional living space.
Mount Pleasant, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JW
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0204/FH
Erection of a single storey extension along with the demolition of the existing garage.
Brenzett Place, Ivychurch Road, Brenzett, Romney Marsh, TN29 0EE
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0205/FH
Erection of a 6ft fence following demolition of existing brick wall to gain 2-3 metres of extra land.
51 St Martins Road, New Romney, TN28 8JY
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0206/FH/TCA
Works to trees situated within a conservation area comprising of: fell 3 x Poplar (T2, T5 and T8); crown reduction by 5 metres in height and 1 metre laterally of 1 x Alder (T1); 1 x Maple (T3) and 2 x Sycamore (T4 and T7), reduce in height to 4 metres of 1 x Alder (T6) and re-pollard to 5 metres of one Maple (T9)
Ridge Cottage, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8DE
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0207/FH
Change of use for builders yard/garage lock up to two bedroom single storey dwelling with parking
Builders Yard, Edward Road, Folkestone
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0208/FH/TCA
Felling of one Palm tree situated within a conservation area
2 Centuries, Church Hill, Hythe, Kent, CT21 5BP
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0209/FH
Listed building consent for the erection of side extension and conversion of existing wool house to create a small annex/holiday let.
Barling House, Clubbs Lane, Brookland, Romney Marsh, TN29 9QX
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0210/FH/TCA
Works to trees situated within a conservation area comprising of felling of 2 x Bay (T1 and T4); 1 x Ash (T2); 4 x Palm (G3 and T6); 1 x group Leyland Cypress (G5); 1 x Elder (T7)
Llanberis Hillside Street, Hythe, CT21 5EN and The Cedars, 36 Bartholomew Street, Hythe, CT21 5BY
Received 1 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0211/FH/CON
Application for approval of Condition 5 (hard landscaping), 22 (details of construction and design) & 23 (detailed drainage scheme) on planning application Y16/0623/SH -Siting of 12 holiday lodges, and erection of a reception building and a store building, together with formation of a fishing lake, a car park area, tennis courts, a children's play area, and a putting green, to create a tourism site.
Little Densole Farm, Canterbury Road, Densole, CT18 7BJ
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0212/FH/CON
Application for approval of Condition 4 (details of joinery), 5 (details of rooflight window), 7 (details of vents, flues and outlets) and 8 (construction of eaves and rafter ends, verges bargeboards and ridges) of planning application 20/0675/FH - Listed Building Consent for the extension and conversion of one of the property's outbuildings to provide additional occasional living space.
Mount Pleasant, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JW
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0213/FH
Listed building consent for the erection of a single storey extension along with the demolition of the existing garage.
Brenzett Place, Ivychurch Road, Brenzett, Romney Marsh, TN29 0EE
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0216/FH
Erection of a first and second floor extension to provide 1 x Studio Flat, 2 x One Bedroom and 1 x Two Bedroom residential flats (4 Flats Total) over existing commercial unit with associated cycle and refuse storage.
110, Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 2BW
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0218/FH/TCA
Works to trees situated within a conservation area comprising: 1 x Hornbeam (T1) reduce in height by approx. 5 metres to match adjacent hedge height; 2 x Ash and 1 x Beech (G2), 1 x Sycamore (T3) and 1 x Maple (T4) overall crown reduction by approx. 3 metres
Summer Court, Whitegates Close, HYTHE, CT21 6AZ
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0219/FH
Retrospective application for the conversion of an empty games room/gym and ancillary room into a 2 bedroom annexe.
Craythornes, Fairfield Road, New Romney, TN28 8HU
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0220/FH
Removal of existing Stonewold slate roof covering and replacement with Marley Modern tiles
Middlemarch, The Crescent, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3EE
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0221/FH
Erection of new residential dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling
East View, Dungeness Road, Dungeness, Romney Marsh, TN29 9NE
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0224/FH
Crown reduction back to previous pruning points of four Sycamores subject of Tree Preservation Order No 3 of 2011
4 The Corniche, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3TA
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0225/FH
Installation of front and rear dormers.
6 Colins Way, Hythe, CT21 5TU
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0226/FH
Application to vary the conditions attached to Y18/0951/FH. Condition 2 (tree positions & constraints ) and condition 5 (tree survey) with the addition of a porch and garage along with extended drive way and changes outlined in approved application 20/0464/FH/NMA.
Land Adjoining Beaconhill, School Road, Saltwood, CT21 4PP
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0227/FH
Insert new rooflights with internal alterations to roof space
Trevellas, St Andrews Road, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8RB
Received 2 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0228/FH/PA
Determination as to whether the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is required under Class C of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the change of use from class Ea retail to hot food takeaway class E sui generis including installation of extraction unit.
2 West Terrace, Folkestone, CT20 1RR
Received 3 Feb 2021 - Closed21/0229/FH
Retrospective listed building consent for the conversion of an empty games room/gym and ancillary room into a 2 bedroom annexe.
Craythornes, Fairfield Road, New Romney, TN28 8HU
Received 3 Feb 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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