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Folkestone and Hythe planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Folkestone and Hythe Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Folkestone and Hythe website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates30,483Searchable applications
250Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Dec 1993 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Closed24/0822/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 5a (slope stability) of planning permission 24/0383/FH
Westerleys, Helena Corniche, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3TD
Received 31 May 2024 - Closed24/0824/FH
Variation of condition 3 of planning permission 21/1981/FH (The erection of a pergola and the temporary siting of a glass marquee to facilitate weddings/functions) to allow for the marquee to be sited for a further 3 year period.
Howletts & Port Lympne Wild Animal Parks, Port Lympne, Aldington Road, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4PD
Received 31 May 2024 - Closed24/0827/FH
Replace 3 timber windows to front elevation (first floor) with new uPVC and block up 5no windows to side elevation at ground floor. Replace mechanical plant on flat roof at the rear of the store.
GROUND FLOOR BUSINESS PREMISES, 64-68 CHERITON HIGH STREET, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4HB
Received 31 May 2024 - Closed24/0829/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 4 (refuse and cycle store plans), condition 5 (hard and soft landscaping details), condition 8 (precautionary mitigation strategy), condition 10 (biodiversity management plan), condition 11 (drainage strategy), condition 13 (EV charging point details), condition 14 Part (i) (written scheme of investigation) & 17 (water usage) of planning permission 23/0985/FH
BEACHBOROUGH PARK, BEACHBOROUGH, NEWINGTON, CT18 8BW
Received 31 May 2024 - Closed24/0830/FH
Proposed side extension (with dormer) and increase in height of roof
RANMORE, CANTERBURY ROAD, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8HD
Received 31 May 2024 - Closed24/0828/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 10 (lighting plan) of 21/1811/FH following AP-6571
The Black Horse Inn, 366 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BG
Received 31 May 2024 - Closed24/0831/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for construction of catslide pitched roof over the existing flat roof area to include 2 velux windows.
3 THE ACERS, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3JQ
Received 31 May 2024 - Closed24/0833/FH
Single storey rear extension
18 HIGH KNOCKE, DYMCHURCH, ROMNEY MARSH, TN29 0QD
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0834/FH
Replacement windows and cladding to south and west elevations.
37A SANDGATE HIGH STREET, SANDGATE, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3AH
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0836/FH
Installation of compostable toilet facility
St Martin's Church, Oak Hill, Acrise, Folkestone
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0838/FH
Installation of a freestanding pod for proposed dog grooming business
WEST VIEW, ALKHAM VALLEY ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT18 7EH
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0841/FH
Retrospective planning permission for the erection of a two-storey side extension with roof terrace, single-storey rear extension and two-storey front extension, including render to all elevations. The proposal also includes the erection of a glazed canopy to the front, raised patio to the rear, alterations to fenestration and roof form and the erection of a new fence to the rear boundary.
118 SEABROOK ROAD, HYTHE, CT21 5QN
Received 3 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0845/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (surface water drainage verification report) of planning permission 22/1146/FH
DUNGENESS A POWER STATION, DUNGENESS ROAD, LYDD, ROMNEY MARSH, TN29 9PP
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0847/FH
Lawful development certificate (existing) for confirmation of lawful implementation in relation to slab construction for plot D1 inclusive of drainage for the development approved under outline planning permission ref: Y17/1099/SH and reserved matters approval ref: 22/1207/FH
Plot D1, Former Rotunda Amusement Park, Marine Parade, Folkestone, CT20 2DR
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0848/FH
Conversion of garage, replacing garage door with White uPVC window, raising height of garage roof (with 2 x roof lights).
9 ALDER ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5BZ
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0846/FH
Lawful development certificate (existing) for confirmation of lawful implementation in relation to slab construction for plot C1 inclusive of drainage for the development approved under outline planning permission ref: Y17/1099/SH and reserved matters approval ref: 22/0625/FH
Plot C1, Former Rotunda Amusement Park, Marine Parade, Folkestone, CT20 2DR
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0849/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Materials) of planning permission 24/0401/FH.
SHRUBBERY COTTAGE, STOWTING HILL, STOWTING COMMON, ASHFORD, TN25 6BG
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0851/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (details of materials) of planning permission 21/1359/FH (APP/L2250/D/22/3292030)
1 BARGROVE FARM, BARGROVE, NEWINGTON, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8BH
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0853/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (water use) of planning permission 24/0075/FH
Kent Cottage, 19 Chapel Street, Hythe, CT21 5BE
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0855/FH/SCR
Screening Request for for a proposed battery storage scheme at Yewtree Farm.
LAND REAR KENNETT HOUSE, KENNETT LANE, STANFORD
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0859/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) of planning permission 22/0319/FH
CLIFF LODGE, CLIFF ROAD, HYTHE, CT21 5XW
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0856/FH
Creation of a new vehicular access road, refurbishment and change of use of 3no. agricultural buildings to form 7no. class B2 industrial units.
Blue House Farm Yard, Rhee Wall, Brenzett, TN29 9TU
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0860/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 5 (sensitive lighting scheme), 6 (Biodiversity Enhancement and Landscaping Plan) and 8 (archaeology) of planning permission 22/1413/FH
MILL COTTAGE, EASTERN ROAD, LYDD, ROMNEY MARSH, TN29 9EF
Received 6 Jun 2024 - Closed24/0862/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (materials) and 5 (landscaping schedule) of planning permission 23/1520/FH
2 ROLFE COTTAGE, STOWTING HILL, STOWTING, ASHFORD, TN25 6BE
Received 6 Jun 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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