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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
27 Roberts Road, Greatstone, New Romney, TN28 8RQ
Received 15 Feb 2021Phase 2C Burgoyne North, Shorncliffe Garrison, North Road, Folkestone, CT20 3EU
Received 15 Feb 2021North Road, Phase 2d within the Shorncliffe Garrison Development, Folkestone
Received 15 Feb 202128 Seaview Road, Greatstone, New Romney, TN28 8RJ
Received 15 Feb 2021Gaylees Farm, Stone Street, Stelling Minnis, CT4 6BU
Received 15 Feb 2021Oak Bank, 2 Tanners Hill, Hythe, CT21 5UE
Received 15 Feb 20212 Warren Way, Folkestone, CT19 6DT
Received 15 Feb 2021Willow Court, Enbrook Road, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3NU
Received 15 Feb 20214 St Johns Cottage, Barrow Hill, Sellindge , TN25 6JW
Received 16 Feb 2021Oast House, Forge Hill, Acrise, Folkestone, CT18 8LJ
Received 16 Feb 2021Land Opposite 5 Ravenlea Road, Folkestone, CT20 2PF
Received 17 Feb 20218 Lonbay Drive, New Romney, TN28 8AB
Received 17 Feb 2021Land Adjoining Ingles Yard, Jointon Road, Folkestone
Received 17 Feb 2021Telephone Exchange, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, CT18 8HX
Received 17 Feb 2021St Saviours Church , Canterbury Road, Folkestone, CT19 5NR
Received 17 Feb 202114 New Street, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9DJ
Received 17 Feb 202136 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, CT20 1EE
Received 16 Feb 2021The Willows, Bossingham Road, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6BB
Received 17 Feb 202147C Bournemouth Road, Folkestone, CT19 5BA
Received 17 Feb 2021Gillespies, 28-30 Harbour Street, Folkestone, CT20 1QN
Received 17 Feb 20213 De Havilland Close, Hawkinge, CT18 7FE
Received 18 Feb 20212 Chislett Close, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6HW
Received 18 Feb 20217 Fulmar Mews, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7TE
Received 18 Feb 2021Running Waters, Lydd Road, New Romney, Romney Marsh, TN29 9SE
Received 17 Feb 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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