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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
1 Castle Road, Hythe, CT21 5EY
Received 21 Nov 20228 East Cliff, Folkestone, CT19 6BU
Received 21 Nov 2022The Elms, Gibbons Brook, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6HH
Received 21 Nov 2022Jacques Court Farmhouse, Romney Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9LW
Received 25 Nov 20221A Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 1AL
Received 28 Nov 2022Land Opposite Hamble Cottage, White Horse Lane, Rhodes Minnis, Kent,
Received 28 Nov 2022Page Farm, Staple Lane, Postling, Hythe, CT21 4EZ
Received 23 Nov 2022Kings Arms, The Square, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6TJ
Received 28 Nov 2022Land Opposite Gate House, North Elham Hill, Elham CT4 6UY
Received 28 Nov 202211 Ghale Way, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3FP
Received 28 Nov 2022Fleur De Lis House, Rhee Wall Road, Brenzett, TN29 9UG
Received 28 Nov 2022Page Cottage, Cannon Street, New Romney, TN28 8BH
Received 29 Nov 2022Wythenshawe, Robin Hood Lane, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9HY
Received 29 Nov 20223 Fox Close, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8EZ
Received 29 Nov 2022Land Adjoining 17 Hagger Drive, Hawkinge, CT18 7RD
Received 29 Nov 2022Former Rotunda Amusement Park, Marine Parade, Folkestone
Received 29 Nov 2022Bus Shelter Adjacent Wyevale Garden Center, Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2QP
Received 29 Nov 2022Field North-West Of Pony Cart Lane, Stelling Minnis, CT4 6AX
Received 29 Nov 2022Lydd Airport, Romney Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9QL
Received 29 Nov 2022Land Adjoining Sir John Moore Barracks, Military Road, Sandgate, CT20 3BH
Received 30 Nov 202236 Welson Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NP
Received 30 Nov 2022West Lawn, Lydd Road, New Romney, TN28 8DH
Received 30 Nov 2022Upper Park Farm, Aldington Road, Court-At-Street, Hythe, CT21 4PH
Received 30 Nov 2022Thrift Farm, Straight Lane, Brookland, Romney Marsh, TN29 9QT
Received 30 Nov 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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