Understanding planning · 13 min read
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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 24 Sept 2013 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
98 Coast Drive Lydd On Sea Romney Marsh Kent TN29 9NW
Received 16 Oct 201856 Seabourne Way Dymchurch Romney Marsh Kent TN29 0PX
Received 16 Oct 2018Bay View 102 North Road Hythe Kent CT21 5DX
Received 15 Oct 201816 Harpswood Lane Hythe Kent CT21 4BH
Received 23 Oct 2018Elm Farm Teddars Leas Road Paddlesworth Folkestone Kent CT18 8AD
Received 13 Dec 2018Bridge Tavern 129 Station Road Lydd Romney Marsh Kent TN29 9LL
Received 13 Dec 2018169 Canterbury Road Folkestone Kent CT19 5NZ
Received 11 Jan 201935 The Churchlands New Romney Kent TN28 8LB
Received 5 Feb 2019Uplands Corner 27A Hillcrest Road Hythe Kent CT21 5EU
Received 7 Mar 2019Land Adjacent Brickwall Farm Dengemarsh Road Lydd Kent
Received 12 Sept 201740 Wear Bay Crescent Folkestone Kent CT19 6BA
Received 18 Sept 201932 Seabrook Road Hythe Kent CT21 5NA
Received 19 Sept 20195 Marine Avenue Dymchurch Romney Marsh Kent TN29 0TR
Received 20 Sept 2019Encombe Lodge Sandgate Esplanade Sandgate Folkestone Kent CT20 3EB
Received 20 Sept 201962 Shorncliffe Crescent Folkestone Kent CT20 3PG
Received 23 Sept 2019Marshlands Farm West Hythe Road West Hythe Hythe Kent CT21 4NS
Received 2 Aug 2019Royal Standard 60 Canterbury Road Folkestone Kent CT19 5NL
Received 19 Aug 201914 Castle Avenue Hythe Kent CT21 5HD
Received 20 Aug 2018Elm Farm Teddars Leas Road Paddlesworth Folkestone Kent CT18 8AD
Received 25 Oct 2018Little Densole Farm Canterbury Road Densole Kent CT18 7BJ
Received 1 Nov 20185 Minnis Field Curtis Lane Stelling Minnis Canterbury Kent CT4 6AB
Received 2 Nov 2018Rear Of Howey Apartments Seabrook Outfall To Twiss Road Royal Military Canal Seabrook Road Hythe Kent
Received 19 Nov 20183 Cornwallis Avenue Folkestone Kent CT19 5JA
Received 20 Nov 20186 Harden Road Lydd Romney Marsh Kent TN29 9JT
Received 20 Sept 2018Records 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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