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Folkestone and Hythe Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Folkestone and Hythe Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates13,410Searchable applications
260Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Making a planning pre-applicationConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Article 4 Directions - Longage Hill
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas21 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
More application records
- Closed24/0084/FH/PA
Determination as to whether the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is required under Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the change of use from office/storage to 2 dwellings/flats
TCM House, Trinity Road, Folkestone, CT20 2RJ
Received 15 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0085/FH
Retrospective application for new fascia and shop front
Ground Floor Business Premises, 49 Bouverie Road West, Folkestone, CT20 2SZ
Received 18 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0087/FH
Alterations to existing roof, rear extension and change of external façade materials to match
Burcourt, West Hythe Road, Hythe, CT21 4NT
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0088/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 12 (construction management plan) of planning permission 23/1557/FH
93 Seabrook Road, Hythe, CT21 5QP
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0089/FH/CON
Approval of condition 19 (external lighting) of planning permission 22/0585/FH
Recreation Ground, Station Road, New Romney, Kent
Received 19 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0090/FH
Conversion of existing side garage to provide a home office, erection of a first-floor side extension above the garage and the erection of a single storey rear extension.
23 Broadfield Road, Folkestone, Kent. CT20 2JT
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0091/FH
Change of use of land from agricultural use to open storage use in association with the agricultural machinery showroom and workshop and associated works
Land adjoining Agwood Ltd, Oak Hill, Swingfield, Dover, Kent, CT15 7HF
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0092/FH
Conversion of rooms on first floor to 2 self-contained one bedroom flats
Folkestone Prime Court, 9 Trinity Crescent, Folkestone, CT20 2ES
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0093/FH
Proposed ground floor side extension
15 Grange Road, Saltwood, Hythe, CT21 4QS
Received 16 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0097/FH
Detached bungalow with pitched roof built to Passivhaus standard
Land Adjoining 113 Queens Road, Littlestone, TN28 8LT
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0098/FH
Retrospective application for the erection of a wooden fence
10 Grimston Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2PS
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0099/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 36 (Site-Wide Travel Plan) of planning permission Y19/1492/FH
Nickolls Quarry, Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 4NE
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0101/FH
Change of use from flats (Class C3) into an HMO (Sui Generis)
126 Dover Road, Folkestone, CT20 1NN
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0102/FH
Works to trees the subject of TPO No 1 of 1962 - T10 Lime, pollard tree to 3-5 metres in height to try and retain lower part of tree.
The Old Rectory, Mayfield Road, Lyminge, CT18 8EQ
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0103/FH
Two storey side extension along with a detached garage & home office building
33 Swan Lane, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6EU
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0104/FH
Demolition of garage, erection of detached summer house
21 Ethelburga Drive, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8JJ
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0105/FH
Self-catering tourist accommodation
Land Adjoining 1 - 2 West Lawn Cottages, Lydd Road, New Romney
Received 23 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0107/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4i (archeological written scheme of investigation) of planning permission 23/1352/FH.
20 High Street, Hythe, CT21 5AT
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0108/FH
Proposed new residential block of flats providing 2 No. one-bedroom flats and 2 No. two-bedroom flats
Rear Of 120 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 2BW
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0109/FH/TCA
Works to trees in a Conservation area comprising of G1 Hornbeam reduce height and width by 3 metres
Sleepers, School Lane, Newington, Folkestone, CT18 8AX
Received 17 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0110/FH
Extension and conversion of garage and re-build of rear garden room
30 High Knocke, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0QD
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0111/FH
2No chalet bungalows with associated parking
85 Hythe Road, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0TL
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0112/FH
Replacement of existing rear extension with the addition of a pitch roof
13 Swan Lane, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6EP
Received 24 Jan 2024 - Closed24/0113/FH/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/1586/FH to allow for minor changes to fenestration
23 Seaton Avenue, Hythe, CT21 5HH
Received 24 Jan 2024
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What these statistics cover
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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