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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
George Hotel, 11 High Street, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9AJ
Received 6 Feb 2023George Hotel, 11 High Street, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9AJ
Received 6 Feb 2023Sarnen, Barton Field, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8EX
Received 6 Feb 202364 St Nicholas Road, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8QA
Received 3 Feb 2023Footpath Outside 20 Cherry Garden Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 5LD
Received 6 Feb 2023Footpath Adjacent to 40 Shorncliffe Road , Folkestone , CT20 2NB
Received 6 Feb 2023Land Adjoining High Gate, Bossingham Road, Stelling Minnis
Received 7 Feb 2023St Martins Field, Ashford Road, New Romney
Received 8 Feb 2023Risborough Gates, Risborough Barracks, Royal Military Avenue, Folkestone
Received 8 Feb 202333 Valley Road, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3BS
Received 8 Feb 2023Flat 1 , 96 Black Bull Road, Folkestone, CT19 5QX
Received 8 Feb 2023Flat 2 , 96 Black Bull Road, Folkestone, CT19 5QX
Received 8 Feb 2023Running Waters, Lydd Road, New Romney, Romney Marsh, TN29 9SE
Received 8 Feb 2023Land Rear Rhodes House, Main Road, Sellindge
Received 8 Feb 202393 Seabrook Road, Hythe, CT21 5QP
Received 8 Feb 20236 Hillside Street, Hythe, CT21 5EJ
Received 8 Feb 2023Unit 2 Spring House, 141 High Street, Hythe, CT21 5JL
Received 6 Feb 2023Burgoyne Barracks North & Napier Barracks, West Road, Folkestone
Received 8 Feb 20234 Redbrooks Way, Hythe, CT21 4DN
Received 8 Feb 202336 Cherry Garden Avenue, Folkestone, CT19 5LF
Received 8 Feb 2023Hoad Farm, Hoad Road, Swingfield, CT18 8LP
Received 9 Feb 202342 High Knocke, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0QD
Received 9 Feb 2023Land Adjoining Stone Wolds, Canterbury Road, Folkestone, CT18 7EQ
Received 9 Feb 2023Rathealy, Granville Road East, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3AJ
Received 9 Feb 2023Records 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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