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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 21 Dec 2009 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 16 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
15 Hardy Road, Greatstone, New Romney, TN28 8SF
Received 16 Mar 20214 Copperfields, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9UT
Received 15 Mar 2021101 to 107 Firs Lane, Folkestone, CT19 4QF
Received 15 Mar 20215 St Nicholas Road, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8PT
Received 15 Mar 2021South Brooks, Lydd Ranges, Lydd Camp, Tourney Road, Lydd
Received 15 Mar 2021Restlands, Sandling Road, Saltwood, Hythe, CT21 4QJ
Received 17 Mar 20219 Marsh Crescent, New Romney, TN28 8JU
Received 17 Mar 2021Anvil House, Pony Cart Lane, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6AU
Received 17 Mar 2021Annexe, Dawlton Farmhouse, Whatsole Street, Elmsted, Kent, TN25 5JW
Received 16 Mar 202120 Proctor Walk, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7QS
Received 17 Mar 2021Horticultural Nursery, Aerodrome Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AG
Received 16 Mar 2021Land Adjoining 6, West Cliff Gardens, Folkestone, Kent
Received 17 Mar 2021Land adjacent to A259, Old Romney, Romney Marsh (Land Adjoining Martinfield Cottage, Lydd Road, Old Romney)
Received 18 Mar 2021Oak Tree Farm, Lymbridge Green, Stowting Common, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6BL
Received 18 Mar 2021Folkestone Harbour, Harbour Approach Road, Folkestone, CT20 1QH
Received 18 Mar 2021Aaron House, 92 Harbour Way, Folkestone, CT20 1NB
Received 18 Mar 2021The Hazels, Moorstock Lane, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6LE
Received 18 Mar 2021Coast Drive, Greatstone on Sea, New Romney, TN28 8ST
Received 18 Mar 202110 Castle View, Hythe, CT21 4BF
Received 18 Mar 202144 Sandgate Hill, Sandgate, CT20 3AX
Received 19 Mar 2021Flat 1, 2 Albion Villas, Folkestone, CT20 1RP
Received 19 Mar 20217 Minter Avenue, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7DS
Received 19 Mar 2021105 Jefferstone Lane, St Marys Bay, Romney Marsh, TN29 0SQ
Received 19 Mar 2021Land Rear of Brenzett Filling Station
Received 19 Mar 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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