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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 3 Apr 2004 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land to the west of 10 Gainsborough Close, Cheriton, CT19 5NB
Received 29 Aug 2022Hotel Imperial, Princes Parade, Hythe, CT21 6AE
Received 31 Aug 2022Land rear of Guinea Hall, Main Road, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6EG
Received 1 Sept 2022The Cottage In The Dell, Cliff Road, Hythe, CT21 5XJ
Received 1 Sept 2022Norwood House, Norwood Lane, Newchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0DU
Received 29 Aug 2022Stowting Hill House, Stowting Hill, Stowting, Ashford, TN25 6BE
Received 2 Sept 202218 Fairlight Road, Hythe, CT21 4AD
Received 5 Sept 202219 West Place, Brookland, Romney Marsh, TN29 9RG
Received 5 Sept 202268 Cherry Garden Lane, Folkestone, CT19 4AP
Received 5 Sept 2022Hale Cottage, Main Road, Sellindge, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6EQ
Received 6 Sept 2022Brockman Family Centre, Cheriton High Street, Folkestone, CT18 8AN
Received 6 Sept 202215 Browning Place, Folkestone, CT19 6JP
Received 6 Sept 2022The Cottage, School Hill, Bodsham, Ashford, TN25 5JQ
Received 7 Sept 2022Princes Parade Promenade, Princes Parade, Hythe
Received 1 Sept 202227 Richmond Drive, New Romney, TN28 8UR
Received 1 Sept 20228 Castle Avenue, Hythe, CT21 5HD
Received 7 Sept 20221 Plimsoll Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 6LJ
Received 7 Sept 202242 High Knocke, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0QD
Received 7 Sept 202239 Palm Tree Way, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JN
Received 8 Sept 2022Rose Cottage, Bowdell Lane, Brenzett, Romney Marsh, TN29 9RP
Received 8 Sept 2022Forest Cottage, Cockreed Lane, New Romney, TN28 8TE
Received 5 Sept 2022Little Berwick, Stone Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4JW
Received 8 Sept 202236 Brockhill Road, Hythe, CT21 4AF
Received 8 Sept 2022Sycamore House, Moorstock Lane, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6LE
Received 8 Sept 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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