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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 16 Dec 2009 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 17 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
6 Old London Road, Hythe, CT21 4DG
Received 28 Jun 202114 Merritt Road, Greatstone, New Romney, TN28 8SZ
Received 28 Jun 2021114 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3BY
Received 28 Jun 2021Netherstone, Madeira Road, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8QT
Received 25 Jun 2021Flat 12, Martin Neame House, 8-9 Marine Parade, Folkestone, CT20 1PX
Received 25 Jun 2021Land adjoining Sunhaven, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 4NF
Received 28 Jun 202110 Welson Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NW
Received 28 Jun 2021Hawkinge Youth Adventure Centre, Elvington Lane, Hawkinge
Received 28 Jun 2021Stonegate Farmers, Stone Street, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6DA
Received 28 Jun 2021Stone Hall, Stone Street, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6DD
Received 29 Jun 2021Foys, Dental Street, Hythe, CT21 5LH
Received 28 Jun 202121 Alexandra Corniche, Hythe, CT21 5RW
Received 29 Jun 2021Former St Marys Bay Holiday Village, Dunstall Lane, St Marys Bay, Romney Marsh, TN29 0QW
Received 29 Jun 2021Redlynch House, 19 Hillcrest Road, Hythe, CT21 5EU
Received 29 Jun 2021Land at Green Lane, Rhodes Minnis, Kent,
Received 29 Jun 20211A PALMBEACH AVENUE, HYTHE, CT21 6NH
Received 29 Jun 202130 Earls Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2HE
Received 30 Jun 2021Flat 2, 22 Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, CT20 2EP
Received 30 Jun 2021Golden Hill Shaw, Golden Hill, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6NL
Received 30 Jun 20211-3 Park Road, Folkestone, CT19 4DG
Received 30 Jun 2021The Limes, West Street, New Romney, TN28 8DJ
Received 30 Jun 202175 High Street, Hythe, CT21 5JH
Received 1 Jul 2021Le Quesne, Shorncliffe Garrison, North Road, Folkestone
Received 1 Jul 2021The Stadium, Aldridge Road, Folkestone (Shorncliffe Garrison)
Received 1 Jul 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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