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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 dates32,351Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 21 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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
- Closed24/1558/FH
Tree Preservation Order No 09 of 1995 - Pruning works to 2 x Sycamores, 1 x Hornbeam, 1 x Beech to reduce the height to previous pollarding points
Land Adjoining 17, Naildown Close, Hythe
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1559/FH
Proposed 2-storey rear and 1-storey front porch extensions with internal alterations.
28 CALGARY CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, CT19 6JD
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1562/FH/TCA
Situated in a Conservation area - Felling of 4 Tamarisks (S1 - S4)
14, Seaholme, The Riviera, Sandgate, CT20 3AB
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1561/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 17 parts A-D (ground investigation) and Condition 30 (High Speed fibre optic) of planning permission Y19/0071/FH
Former Smiths Medical, Fort Road, Hythe, CT21 6JL
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1563/FH
Repairs to roof and gutters, partial demolition of rear outbuilding and rear rubble wall, repairs to existing timber sash windows and external doors and some internal works
114 HIGH STREET, HYTHE, CT21 5LE
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1566/FH
Subject of TPO No. 15 of 2013 - Holm oak (T1) - Crown lift lower canopy to give 2m clearance and pruning, Ash (T2) - Crown lift lower canopy to give 2m clearance, prune secondary branches only
SAINSBURYS, DYMCHURCH ROAD, NEW ROMNEY, TN28 8GU
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1568/FH/NMA
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 23/1557/FH to allow for alterations to gable at second floor level - increase by 800mm
93 SEABROOK ROAD, HYTHE, CT21 5QP
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1567/FH/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/1557/FH to allow for the creation of a roof terrace to serve flat No. 7
93 SEABROOK ROAD, HYTHE, CT21 5QP
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1572/FH
Change of use from retail (Class E(a) use) to hot food/take away (sui generis use), including replacement of window & door to front elevation and regularisation of existing extract flue.
63-65 HIGH STREET, DYMCHURCH, ROMNEY MARSH, TN29 0NH
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1570/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 (as amended) for the change of office use Class E to residential C3
OLD BEAMS YARD, RHEE WALL, BRENZETT, TN29 9UB
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1571/FH
Proposed store, potting shed and garage
TOWER MILL, NEWCHURCH, ROMNEY MARSH, TN29 0EB
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1573/FH
Listed building consent for repairs to roof and gutters, partial demolition of rear outbuilding and rear rubble wall, repairs to existing timber sash windows and external doors and some internal works
114 HIGH STREET, HYTHE, CT21 5LE
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1575/FH
Replacement public house and residential development of seven flats (one- and two-bed) with associated amenities.
The Levin Club, 33-35 Seaway Crescent, St Marys Bay, Romney Marsh, TN29 0RZ
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1576/FH
Listed building consent for internal works to basement
The Metropole, Metropole Nursery, The Leas, Folkestone, CT20 2LU
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1574/FH
Three storey side extension to create three additional flats and parking space at ground floor level including internal alterations
114 CHERITON ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5HF
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1577/FH
Alteration and addition of a single storey extension with the demolition of the existing conservatory to the west elevation and a flat roofed addition to the north elevation.
MOORSTOCK HOUSE, MOORSTOCK LANE, SELLINDGE, ASHFORD, TN25 6LA
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1580/FH
Listed Building Consent for the alteration and addition of a single storey extension with the demolition of the existing conservatory to the west elevation and a flat roofed addition to the north elevation.
MOORSTOCK HOUSE, MOORSTOCK LANE, SELLINDGE, ASHFORD, TN25 6LA
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1581/FH
Single storey rear extension and front door reposition.
PENNY ROSE, 8 MILL LANE, HAWKINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 7BY
Received 8 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1582/FH
Single storey flat roof extension with roof lantern.
24 HILLCREST ROAD, HYTHE, CT21 5EU
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Under Consultation24/1583/FH
Listed Building Consent for conversion to a 4 bedroom single dwelling, including associated internal and external alterations
Sir John Moore Memorial Hall And Library, Rosenburg Place, Folkestone
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1584/FH/GPD
Notification under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the erection of a ground floor rear extension
51 WARREN ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 6DL
Received 7 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1589/FH/PA
Determination as to whether the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is required under Part 3 Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for conversion of a four bay steel framed agricultural building into a four bedroom family dwelling.
BECKETS BARN FARM YARD, BECKETT ROAD, BROOKLAND
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1588/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (precautionary mitigation strategy) in relation to planning application 24/0550/FH
MARINA CAR PARK, LOWER SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1591/FH
Retrospective application for the replacement of a fixed glazed roof light with an extension to dormer window to create a double dormer window on the side/north elevation.
FLAT 11, 3 TRINITY CRESCENT, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2ES
Received 10 Oct 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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