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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 29 May 2008 to 15 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
South Lodge Farm, South Lodge Road, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 6BL
Received 18 Nov 20211 Coast Drive, Lydd On Sea, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9NL
Received 18 Nov 2021Tiger Inn, Whiteways, Stowting, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6BA
Received 18 Nov 2021Folkestone Harbour, The Stade, Folkestone, Kent
Received 18 Nov 2021Land rear 37 & 39 Enbrook Valley, Folkestone, Kent
Received 17 Nov 2021Folkestone Harbour, Harbour Approach Road, Folkestone, CT20 1QH
Received 19 Nov 2021Silver Seas, 10 Theresa Road, Hythe, CT21 6HA
Received 19 Nov 202111 Littlestone Road, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8LN
Received 19 Nov 2021Rosemary Cottage, Boarmans Lane, Brookland, Romney Marsh, TN29 9QU
Received 22 Nov 2021108 St Nicholas Road, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8QA
Received 22 Nov 202117 The Ridgeway, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4PW
Received 19 Nov 2021Park Farm Surgery, 1 Alder Road, Folkestone, CT19 5BZ
Received 22 Nov 2021169 Coast Drive, Lydd On Sea, Romney Marsh, TN29 9PE
Received 22 Nov 2021Former Lifeboat House, The Fishermans Landing Beach, Range Road, Hythe, Kent, CT21 6HG
Received 22 Nov 2021Land Adjoining Sir John Moore Barracks, Military Road, Sandgate, Kent
Received 22 Nov 20211 Leafield, Sellindge, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6ER
Received 22 Nov 2021Little Smezzel Farm, Mansell Lane, Selsted, Dover, Kent, CT15 7HW
Received 22 Nov 2021St Martins Plain, Underhill Road, Folkestone, CT20 3JG
Received 22 Nov 2021104 Bouverie Road West, Folkestone, CT20 2LD
Received 22 Nov 2021Former Compressor Station, Marshlands, Dymchurch, TN29 0PT
Received 22 Nov 202113 Cromwell Park Place, Folkestone, CT20 3SB
Received 22 Nov 202149 Orchard Valley, Hythe, CT21 4EA
Received 23 Nov 2021Advertising Hoarding Adjoining 5, Black Bull Road, Folkestone,
Received 22 Nov 2021Land Opposite Ducks Hill, Sandy Lane, Stelling Minnis
Received 22 Nov 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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