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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.
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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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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: 11 Feb 2011 to 13 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Upper Maxted Street Farm, Maxted Street, STELLING MINNIS, CT4 6DH
Received 6 Mar 202033 Alexandra Corniche, Hythe, CT21 5RW
Received 15 Apr 2020Greenacre, Cliff Road, Hythe,Kent, CT21 5XQ
Received 15 Apr 20201 Church Walk, Pound Lane, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6UA
Received 15 Apr 202038 Wells Road, Folkestone, CT19 4PW
Received 16 Apr 202029 Hillcrest Road, Hythe, CT21 5EU
Received 16 Apr 202077 Cedar Crescent, St Marys Bay, Romney Marsh, TN29 0XJ
Received 16 Apr 2020Little Palmstead House, Bossingham Road, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6AG
Received 16 Apr 2020Eurotunnel UK Terminal, Ashford Road, Folkestone , CT18 8XX
Received 16 Apr 2020Court Cottage, Scots Lane, Stowting, TN25 6AY
Received 16 Mar 2020Court Lodge, Wheelsgate Lane, Old Romney, TN29 9SW
Received 17 Apr 2020ALMSHOUSES, RECTORY LANE CT21 4PZ
Received 16 Apr 2020Land Adjoining 3 Radnor Park Road, Folkestone, CT19 5BW
Received 17 Apr 20203 Tanners Hill, Hythe, CT21 5UE
Received 17 Apr 2020Flat 1, 43 Grimston Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2QD
Received 17 Apr 20201 Widgeon Walk, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7PR
Received 21 Apr 202048-66 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 1DN
Received 21 Apr 202017 Gloucester Mews, New Romney, TN28 8XQ
Received 20 Apr 202036 Carey Close, New Romney, TN28 8XN
Received 21 Apr 2020Land Opposite Dorland, Cockreed Lane, New Romney, Kent
Received 21 Apr 2020Howletts & Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks
Received 22 Apr 2020347-349 Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 4BP
Received 23 Apr 2020Dean Court Farm, Harvey Road, Brookland, Romney Marsh, TN29 9TD
Received 22 Apr 2020Gull Cottage, Madeira Road, Littlestone, Kent TN28 8QX
Received 22 Apr 2020Records 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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