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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 12 Feb 2016 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sycamore House, Quarry Road, Hythe, CT21 5HA
Received 11 Dec 2023Brockhill Country Park, Sandling Road, Saltwood, CT21 4HL
Received 4 Dec 2023Airport Cafe, Ashford Road, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6DA
Received 5 Dec 2023Flat 3, 4 Albion Villas, Folkestone, CT20 1RP
Received 11 Dec 20233 The Churchlands, New Romney, TN28 8LE
Received 12 Dec 2023The Stables, Misling Farm, Misling Lane, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6DE
Received 12 Dec 2023Running Waters, Lydd Road, New Romney, Romney Marsh, TN29 9SE
Received 12 Dec 20238 The Old High Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1RL
Received 6 Dec 202347 Kingsway, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0LZ
Received 13 Dec 20235 St Marys Road, New Romney, TN28 8JB
Received 13 Dec 2023Former Rotunda Amusement Park, Plot A, Marine Parade, Folkestone, CT20 2DR
Received 14 Dec 2023Refreshment Kiosk, Seawall Slipway, High Street, Dymchurch, TN29 0TG.
Received 14 Dec 2023Cockpit Cottage, Cock Lane, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6TL
Received 14 Dec 202376-78 St Leonards Road, Hythe, CT21 6HW
Received 14 Dec 2023Ellington, Cowgate Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AR
Received 15 Dec 202344 Nursery Fields, Hythe, CT21 4DS
Received 18 Dec 2023Thorney Bank, Alkham Valley Road, Folkestone, CT18 7EJ
Received 18 Dec 20232 Richmond Drive, New Romney, TN28 8UT
Received 12 Dec 2023Land Opposite 45 The Street, The Street, Hawkinge
Received 13 Dec 2023Risborough Barracks, Pond Hill, Shorncliffe Garrison, Folkestone, CT20 3HN
Received 18 Dec 2023Boardwalk, Marine Parade, Folkestone, CT20 1PX
Received 18 Dec 2023St Martins Field, Ashford Road, New Romney
Received 19 Dec 2023Town Hall, High Street, New Romney, TN28 8BT
Received 19 Dec 2023Assembly Rooms, Church Approach, New Romney, TN28 8AS
Received 19 Dec 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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