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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 dates32,624Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Closed24/1648/FH
Front porch with the addition of new decking and balustrade above existing garage, addition of new home office on decking, excavation of existing bank to create 3 new parking spaces, addition of new decking and balustrade above.
STONEWALD, HILLSIDE STREET, HYTHE, CT21 5DJ
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1649/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (Hard & soft landscaping) of planning permission 24/1148/FH.
CARTER BUNGALOW, NEWCHURCH, ROMNEY MARSH, TN29 0DH
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1650/FH
Change of use of existing Bus Station to outdoor park, including construction of new surfaces, seating areas and hard and soft landscaping.
BUS STATION, BOUVERIE SQUARE, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1BA
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1652/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 5 (Precautionary Mitigation Strategy) and Condition 6 (Hard & Soft Landscaping) of planning application 23/0787/FH
LAND REAR OF SELSTED C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL, WOOTTON LANE, WOOTTON
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1654/FH
Demolition of existing dwelling. Erection of a replacement dwelling and associated garage and home office.
89 DYMCHURCH ROAD, ST MARYS BAY, ROMNEY MARSH, TN29 0QR
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1655/FH
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to short-term rental (Class C1)
Lower Brook House, Gibbons Brook, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6HL
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1656/FH
Change of use from Nursery (Use Class E (f)) to Health Clinic (Use Class E (e))
The Metropole, Metropole Nursery, The Leas, Folkestone, CT20 2LU
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1658/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (water efficiency), 6 (detailing), 9 (contamination), 10 (biodiversity) and 12 (landscaping) of planning permission 24/0713/FH
FLAT A, 162 SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2LH
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1660/FH
Retrospective Advertisement consent for new signage, all non illuminated on various elevations. 1 new low level sign on grass verge.
140 Sandgate Road Folkestone CT20 2TE
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1666/FH/TCA
Situated in a Conservation Area - 2 Holme Oaks back to previous points, 2 meters in height and 2 meters off lateral limbs, re-pollard 1 Holly 2 meters in height and 2 meters off lateral limbs
THE FERNS, 4 MOUNT STREET, HYTHE, KENT, CT21 5NT
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1665/FH
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the extension of drop kerb.
11 Hind Close, Dymchurch, TN29 0LG
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1663/FH
Works to trees the subject of TPO No 7 of 1995 to reduce 1 x Chestnut, 3 x Ash and 4 x Sycamore by 3 metres in height and 2 metres laterally, all situated in a Conservation area.
ROSEMOUNT HOUSE, 2B CASTLE ROAD, HYTHE, CT21 5EY
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1664/FH
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for a single storey rear extension
131 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2PL
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1667/FH
Listed building consent for the partitioning of the two properties and retrospective installation of shop frontage
89 HIGH STREET, HYTHE, CT21 5JH
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1670/FH
Listed Building consent for the installation of Air Conditioning system.
TOWN HALL, HIGH STREET, NEW ROMNEY, TN28 8BT
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1674/FH
Installation of two sections of temporary boardwalk and installation of 4x low level posts mounted with CCTV cameras.
Shoreline Crescent, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1FE
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1676/FH/CON
Approval of details of biodiversity gain plan in association with planning permission 25/0476/FH
Stop 24 Services And Port Early Arrivals, Stanford Intersection, Stanford, CT21 4BL
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1677/FH/TCA
Works to trees in a Conservation area comprising of 2 x Holme Oak reduce by 5 metres in height and 4 metres laterally.
LYMPNE CASTLE, THE STREET, LYMPNE, HYTHE, CT21 4LQ
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1678/FH
Conversion of first floor offices into a self-contained two-bedroomed flat (in conjunction with Planning Consent No. 24/1260/FH), including new first floor front windows to No.125A.
125/125a Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 2BL
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1679/FH/TCA
Works to tree situated in a Conservation area comprising of Maple reduce back to previous reduction.
Delapre, West Street, New Romney, Kent TN28 8DQ
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1680/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to Condition 3 (materials), Condition 5 (drainage system - part approval), Condition 7 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 11 (Foundations), Condition 13 (Construction Activity Engineering, Condition 14) Construction Activity Loads), Condition 15 (Vibration), Condition 16 (Vehicle Protection Measures), Condition 17 (Fencing) and Condition 18 (lighting) of planning permission 24/0543/FH
Stop 24 Services And Port Early Arrivals, Stanford Intersection, Stanford, CT21 4BL
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1681/FH/TCA
Situated in a Conservation area - T1 crown reduction to Holm oak max reduction off height 2 mts and max reduction off lateral spread by 2.5 mts
RIDGEMOUNT, CHURCH ROAD, HYTHE, CT21 5DP
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1682/FH
Erection of a two storey front extension, single storey side/rear extension and two storey side/rear extension with first floor inset terrace. Removal of pitched roof at existing side projection and replacement with flat roof. Increase in height and replacement of roof structure to provide second floor accommodation including rear inset roof terrace, three front dormer windows and one side dormer window. New windows and doors and the replacement of all existing windows. Renewal of external facade materials.
6 CANNONGATE AVENUE, HYTHE, CT21 5PS
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Closed24/1683/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the erection of a flat-roofed single storey double garage in rear garden
27 AERODROME ROAD, HAWKINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 7BT
Received 28 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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