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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 27 Sept 2006 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Etchinghill Golf Club, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8FA
Received 19 May 2022Communications Mast, Boyington Lane, Swingfield, Kent CT15 7HD
Received 19 May 20228 Barracks Close, Folkestone, CT20 3FF
Received 19 May 2022Twin Eagles, The Street, Swingfield, CT15 7HA
Received 19 May 2022136 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2BY
Received 19 May 202249 Wear Bay Crescent, Folkestone, Kent, CT19 6BB
Received 19 May 2022Land Opposite 100 Foord Road, Folkestone, CT19 5AB
Received 19 May 2022Land Adjoining 39 Victoria Road West, Littlestone, TN28 8ND
Received 19 May 20221 Lourdes Manor Close, Sellindge, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6BU
Received 19 May 2022Land adj Framlea, Rye Road, Brookland, TN29 9RQ
Received 19 May 2022Elmsfield, Canterbury Road, Ottinge, Canterbury, Kent, CT4 6XH
Received 19 May 2022Ivy Lodge, Ashford Road, Ivychurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0AL
Received 20 May 2022Ridge Cottage, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8DE
Received 20 May 2022Grand Suite, The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone, CT20 2LR
Received 16 May 2022Dunholme, Moorstock Lane, Sellindge, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6LA
Received 20 May 202268 Stade Street, Hythe,CT21 6DA
Received 20 May 2022Foxhole, Sandling Road, Sandling, Hythe, Kent CT21 4HG
Received 20 May 2022Land Rear Rhodes House, Main Road, Sellindge, TN25 6JA
Received 23 May 2022Athenree, Cliff Road, Hythe, CT21 5XW
Received 23 May 202229 Connaught Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1DA
Received 23 May 2022Spout House The Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LQ
Received 17 May 202288 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 2AA
Received 23 May 2022Prospect, Madeira Road, Littlestone, TN28 8QX
Received 24 May 202220 Kings Road, Folkestone, CT20 3JZ
Received 24 May 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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