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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 dates32,469Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
More application records
- Closed24/1592/FH
Works to trees the subject of TPO No. 05 of 1994: T1, Holm Oak - Crown reduction by a maximum of 3 meters back to the previous pruning points, Remove lowest limb towards West, Crown lift to a maximum of 4 meters, Crown thin by 15%. T2, Holm Oak – Crown reduction by a maximum of 2 meters back to the previous pruning points, Crown lift to a maximum of 4 meters, Crown thin by 15%.
157 LITTLESTONE ROAD, LITTLESTONE, NEW ROMNEY, TN28 8QB
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1594/FH
Works to trees the subject of TPO No. 06 of 2020 under a rolling consent to be completed every 2 years for a maximum period of 10 years: T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce overhanging lateral branches of the southern canopy extents by a maximum of 1.5 meters back to the boundary line, T2 Sycamore - reduce height of tree by a maximum of 2 meters and maintain a 1-meter clearance from telephone wire, T3 Norway Spruce - height reduction by a maximum 3 meters, crown lift to a maximum of 3 meters from ground level and maintain a 1-meter clearance from telephone wire.
17 Brockhill Road, Hythe, CT21 4AE
Received 9 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1595/FH
Works to trees the subject of TPO No. 07 of 1975: A1, Ash - Reduce overhanging branches by a maximum of 2 meters back to boundary. A2, Ash – Crown reduction by 1.5 meters, crown thin by 15% and remove two historic branch stubs.
38 SANDGATE HILL, SANDGATE, CT20 3AX
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1596/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 28 (final highway wearing course) of planning permission Y14/0300/SH for Phase 3
Risborough Barracks, Shorncliffe Garrison, Folkestone, CT20 3HN
Received 10 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1599/FH
Works to trees the subject of TPO No. 05 of 1989 G3 Conifers reduce the hedge line height by 2 meters and remove dead stems.
8 LOURDES MANOR CLOSE, SELLINDGE, ASHFORD, TN25 6BU
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1597/FH/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 24/0714/FH to allow for front window increase in width.
13 ST MARYS CLOSE, ETCHINGHILL, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8NX
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1598/FH
Lawful development Certificate (proposed) for a single storey rear extension.
COTTESMORE, ASHFORD ROAD, NEWINGREEN, HYTHE, CT21 4JB
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1600/FH
Change of use of 2 rooms in a HMO to one self-contained 2 bed, 3-person flat
Folkestone Prime Court, 9 Trinity Crescent, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2ES
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1602/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 23/1652/FH
MOORS LEA, CASTLE ROAD, SALTWOOD, HYTHE, CT21 4QZ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1604/FH/TCA
Works to trees situated in a Conservation Area - T1 Cypress- fell to ground level G1 conifer hedge- reduce by 3 metres
APPLEGARTH, DENTAL STREET, HYTHE, CT21 5LH
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1605/FH
Works to trees the subject of TPO No. 08 of 2002 T1 Holm Oak all round reduction by 2.5 meters.
17 Encombe, Sandgate, CT20 3DE
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1606/FH
Single storey rear extension and replacement windows to rear elevation
66 STADE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 6BD
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1608/FH
Single storey rear extension together with garage conversion into a habitable room
28 WALTON GARDENS, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5PR
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1607/FH
Subdivision of the existing property together with the erection of a two-storey side and rear extension and creation of rear parking area, following demolition of the existing outbuilding, to form a total of six self-contained flats.
31 BEACHBOROUGH ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 4AA
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1610/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 14 (external materials), Condition 24b (water usage) and Condition 25 ( FTTP Infrastructure) of planning permission Y18/1404/FH
Land Adjoining Hope All Saints Garden Centre, Ashford Road, New Romney
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1609/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 24 (part 2) (high speed fibre optic) of planning permission 22/2091/FH.
ETCHINGHILL GOLF CLUB, CANTERBURY ROAD, ETCHINGHILL, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8FA
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1612/FH/TCA
Works to a tree in a Conservation area comprising of reduction of Silver Birch by 3 meters.
5 TWISS AVENUE, HYTHE, CT21 5NU
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1613/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 6 parts A) and B) only (Geo-Environmental Report) and Condition 11 (Ecological Mitigation Report) of planning permission 23/1967/FH
Land Rear St Bernadette Cottage, Harvest Lane, Stelling Minnis, CT4 6AX
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1614/FH
Erection of single storey front/side extension to provide new porch entrance with step free access.
30 CINQUE PORTS AVENUE, HYTHE, CT21 6HP
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1611/FH
Retrospective application for a new driveway and to extend the existing dropped kerb for access onto an unclassified road.
132 DOLPHINS ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT19 5QB
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1615/FH
Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) & 15 (Cycle Parking) of planning permission Y19/0752/FH to update the approved plans list and the wording of condition 15 to reflect the revised location of future cycle storage
Turner Free School, Tile Kiln Lane, Folkestone, CT19 4PB
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1617/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 16 (surface water details) of planning permission 23/0159/FH
HIGH MEADOW, SANDLING ROAD, SALTWOOD, HYTHE, CT21 4QJ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1616/FH
Construction of 12 residential units (Use Class C3) with associated car parking, refuse stores and landscaping.
Land Opposite 22, Pilgrim Spring, Folkestone
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1618/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) to extend the existing dropped kerb onto an unclassified road.
4 PALM TREE WAY, LYMINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 8JL
Received 14 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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