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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

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14,682Searchable applications
263Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications

0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 May 2014 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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.

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  1. ClosedY17/1439/SH

    Works to trees situated within a conservation area comprising felling of two Ash trees and pollard two Ash trees to approximately 8 metres.

    Cherry Tree Cottage Canterbury Road Etchinghill Folkestone Kent CT18 8DE

    Received 8 Nov 2017
  2. ClosedY17/1466/SH

    Erection of a 3 bedroom dwelling.

    Land Adjoining 46 Leonard Road Greatstone Kent

    Received 16 Nov 2017
  3. ClosedY17/1578/SH

    Certificate of proposed lawful development for the construction of a dormer window to rear roof slope and insertion of roof window to front roof slope to incorporate a loft conversion.

    56 Canterbury Road Folkestone Kent CT19 5NJ

    Received 7 Dec 2017
  4. ClosedY18/0133/SH

    Conversion of existing attached garage to habitable space and erection of detached garage.

    Salters House Salters Lane Brookland Romney Marsh Kent TN29 9RF

    Received 23 Jan 2018
  5. ClosedY18/0001/GPD

    Notification under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2015 for the erection of a single storey rear extension

    2 Cannongate Gardens Hythe Kent CT21 5PU

    Received 19 Jan 2018
  6. ClosedY18/0194/SH

    Installation of an air conditioning unit to the first floor flat roof.

    97 Sandgate Road Folkestone Kent CT20 2BQ

    Received 7 Feb 2018
  7. ClosedY18/0195/SH

    Display of non-illuminated fascia sign

    97 Sandgate Road Folkestone Kent CT20 2BQ

    Received 7 Feb 2018
  8. ClosedY18/0204/SH

    Erection of a single detached bungalow dwelling with associated parking and access.

    1 Sycamore Close Lydd Romney Marsh Kent TN29 9LE.

    Received 9 Feb 2018
  9. ClosedY18/0212/SH

    Erection of first floor extensions to side and rear elevations, including an increase in the height of the roof, to allow for an increase in living accommodation to the dwelling and an increase in floor area to the business premises.

    6 St Marys Road & Mill House Stores Dymchurch Romney Marsh Kent TN29 0PL

    Received 12 Feb 2018
  10. ClosedY18/0251/SH

    Erection of 3 detached dwellings with associated access and parking.

    Land Adjoining Outlook Dymchurch Road Hythe Kent

    Received 20 Feb 2018
  11. ClosedY17/1363/SH

    Demolition of a barn/workshop and construction of a building for use as a games room and function room for use in conjunction with the existing holiday letting use.

    Hoad Farm Hoad Road Swingfield Kent CT18 8LP

    Received 24 Oct 2017
  12. ClosedY17/1365/SH

    Listed building consent for the demolition of a barn/workshop

    Hoad Farm Hoad Road Swingfield Kent CT18 8LP

    Received 24 Oct 2017
  13. ClosedY17/1387/SH

    Erection of single storey side and rear extension and single storey front and side extension, along with the installation of a first floor window on the rear.

    Little Haven Bartholomew Close Hythe Kent CT21 4BS

    Received 26 Oct 2017
  14. ClosedY17/1643/SH

    Consultation in respect of non-material amendment relating to the landscape treatment required under planning permission KCC/SH/0005/2017

    Hope Farm Crete Road East Folkestone Kent CT18 7EG

    Received 27 Dec 2017
  15. ClosedY17/1644/SH

    Listed Building Consent for the removal of C19th ceiling to former open hall and construction of partition within roofspace.

    Old Kent Cottage Frogholt Frogholt Folkestone Kent CT18 8AT

    Received 29 Dec 2017
  16. ClosedY17/1645/SH

    Works to three Holm Oak trees situated within a conservation area comprising: 15-20% crown thin, shorten laterals by up to 1 metre on north and west sides of canopies, and reshape

    The Studio 10 Castle Road Sandgate Kent CT20 3AG

    Received 29 Dec 2017
  17. ClosedY18/0002/SH

    Installation of a dormer window with glass canopy to rear elevation to allow access onto existing flat roof in connection with formation of a roof terrace.

    9 Station Road Hythe Kent CT21 5PW

    Received 2 Jan 2018
  18. ClosedY17/0095/SH

    Erection of a two storey dwelling to replace existing dwelling, demolition of small outbuildings and refurbishment of existing outbuildings together with the erection of an open sided storage building and associated landscaping works.

    Little Pett Bottom Place Maxted Street Stelling Minnis Canterbury Kent CT4 6DJ

    Received 29 Jan 2017
  19. ClosedY17/0096/SH

    Formation of new vehicular access and two parking bays.

    17 Trinity Gardens Folkestone Kent CT20 2RP

    Received 29 Jan 2017
  20. ClosedY16/1239/SH

    Crown reduction back to previous points of a Weeping Willow subject to Tree Preservation Order No 8 of 2009

    Rickstones School Lane Newington Folkestone Kent CT18 8AX

    Received 1 Nov 2016
  21. ClosedY16/1089/SH

    Listed building consent for alterations in connection with conversion of North Lodge and South Lodge to create two holiday lodges.

    South And North Lodge Port Lympne Aldington Road Lympne Hythe Kent CT21 4PD

    Received 30 Sept 2016
  22. ClosedY16/1098/SH

    Works to trees situated within a conservation area comprising of selective pruning/crown lifting of twenty seven trees to provide a minimum of 2.4 metres overhead clearance together with the removal of one east facing limb at 10 metres of a Laurel

    Augusta Crescent And Augusta Gardens Folkestone Kent

    Received 3 Oct 2016
  23. ClosedY17/0005/NMC

    Non material change to application Y14/0336/SH (Erection of retirement village (C2 use) providing 61 cottages, 50 apartments and associated 3 storey administrative building being details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission Y10/0738/SH) to allow alteration to the red line at the site's northern boundary.

    Plot 1 Hurricane Way Hawkinge Kent

    Received 10 Jan 2017
  24. ClosedY17/0001/GPD

    Notification under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2015 for the erection of a single storey rear extension.

    105 Stanley Road Folkestone Kent CT19 4LG

    Received 4 Jan 2017

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