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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
18 The Green, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9EX
Received 30 Mar 202278 High Street, Hythe, CT21 5AL
Received 4 Apr 20223 Tanners Hill, Hythe, CT21 5UE
Received 4 Apr 202274 Coast Drive, Greatstone, New Romney, TN28 8NR
Received 4 Apr 202245 Coolinge Road, Folkestone,CT20 1EW
Received 5 Apr 20229 Greenbanks ,Lyminge, CT18 8HG
Received 5 Apr 2022Willowmead, Warren Road, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8PN
Received 31 Mar 2022Red House Farm, Canterbury Road, Swingfield, Dover, CT15 7HZ
Received 5 Apr 202267 Laurel Avenue, St Marys Bay, Romney Marsh, TN29 0SN
Received 5 Apr 20227 Twiss Avenue, Hythe, CT21 5NU
Received 5 Apr 202231 Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, CT19 4EY
Received 5 Apr 202299 Queens Road, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8LT
Received 1 Apr 2022Land Opposite 2 Hoad Cottages, Hoad Road, Swingfield, Kent CT15 7HS
Received 5 Apr 2022The Metropole ,The Leas, Folkestone, CT20 2LU
Received 1 Apr 20222 Nelson Mews, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8NE
Received 1 Apr 2022The Manor Office,43 Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2RB
Received 5 Apr 202230 Narrabeen Road, Folkestone, CT19 4DD
Received 6 Apr 2022Recreation Ground Station Road New Romney TN28 8BB
Received 6 Apr 2022The Manor House, From St Marys Road To Newchurch Lane, Newchurch, TN29 0DL
Received 6 Apr 202231 Lucy Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 5UF
Received 2 Apr 2022Princes Parade Promenade,Princes Parade, Hythe, CT21 6AQ
Received 6 Apr 202217 Stade Street, Hythe, CT21 6DA
Received 6 Apr 20221 Badgers Bridge, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8NR
Received 2 Apr 20228 Palmarsh Avenue, Hythe, CT21 6NT
Received 6 Apr 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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