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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 2 Mar 2007 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Martello Tower Number 25, Dymchurch Road, Dymchurch, Kent
Received 14 Mar 20222 Station Approach, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8LU
Received 9 Mar 202212 Downs Way, Sellindge, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6EZ
Received 14 Mar 202223 The Parade, Greatstone, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8SU
Received 15 Mar 2022Little Chimneys, Lymbridge Green, Stowting Common, Ashford, TN25 6BL
Received 15 Mar 202220 Marshlands, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0PY
Received 15 Mar 20222 Radnor Bridge Road, Folkestone, CT20 1PA
Received 15 Mar 20221 - 4 Rosenburg Place, North Road, Folkestone, CT20 3UB
Received 15 Mar 20225 Kingsnorth Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QW
Received 15 Mar 20225 Kingsnorth Gardens, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2QW
Received 15 Mar 202226 Seabourne Way, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0PX
Received 11 Mar 20226 High Knocke, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0QD
Received 11 Mar 202211 Sycamore Gardens, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0LA
Received 14 Mar 202223 Swan Lane, Sellindge, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6EU
Received 16 Mar 2022Various addresses in New Romney
Received 15 Mar 2022St John's Priory House, 44 High Street, New Romney, TN28 8BZ
Received 16 Mar 2022136 Seabrook Road, Hythe, CT21 5QN
Received 16 Mar 2022Assembly Rooms, Church Approach, New Romney, TN28 8AS
Received 11 Apr 2022Cinque Ports Arms, 1 High Street, New Romney, TN28 8BU
Received 16 Mar 2022Costa Coffee, 37 High Street, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8BW
Received 16 Mar 2022The Ship Hotel, 83 High Street, New Romney, TN28 8AZ
Received 16 Mar 2022Town Hall House, 35 High Street, New Romney, TN28 8BW
Received 16 Mar 202220 Station Road, New Romney, TN28 8LG
Received 17 Mar 2022260 Seabrook Road, Hythe, CT21 5RL
Received 17 Mar 2022Records 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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