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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 dates40,939Searchable applications
253Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Nov 1977 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Closed26/0213/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (construction method statement), 4 (risk assessment ), 5 (hard and soft landscape details), 8 (foul and surface), 9 (groundwater drainage) 11 ( cycle facilities) & 12 (lighting plan) of planning permission 24/1436/FH.
Camping And Caravaning Site, Romney Farm, Romney Road, Lydd, TN29 9LS
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0215/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (surface water drainage), 7 (lighting plan), 10 (remediation scheme, verification report) of planning permission 25/1549/FH.
Camping And Caravaning Site, Romney Farm, Romney Road, Lydd, Kent, TN29 9LS
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0214/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (construction method statement), 4 (landscaping), 10 (cycle parking facilities) & 11 (lighting plan) of planning permission 25/0130/FH.
Camping And Caravaning Site, Romney Farm, Romney Road, Lydd, Kent, TN29 9LS
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0217/FH
Erection of two storey extension to front and side, single storey extension to rear. Widening of existing driveway.
Woodpeckers, School Road, Saltwood, Hythe, CT21 4PP
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0218/FH
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 21/0747/FH to allow for amended roof height, addition of dormer windows, solar panels, reconfiguration of Units R9, R10, R11, R12, R13 to increase no. of 2-bed units to 15, reconfiguration of the bin store, and addition of a water tank to improve amenity access on the site; and variation of condition 18 (additional windows/openings) of planning permission 21/0747/FH to allow for insertion of rooflights.
Sandbanks, Coast Road, Littlestone, TN28 8RA
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0221/FH/GPD
Notification under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for a single storey rear extension.
56 Coolinge Lane, Folkestone, CT20 3QE
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0220/FH
Installation of a swimming pool, associated decking, and an outbuilding to be used as a sauna.
The Tithe Barn, Stowting Hill, Stowting, Ashford, TN25 6BE
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0219/FH
Replacement of timber sash windows with uPVC sash style windows to front and side elevations.
Flat 8, 23-25 Earls Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2HF
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0225/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the amalgamation of 2 no. flats into 1no. dwelling.
Flats 1 & 2 20 St Johns Church Road, Folkestone, CT19 5BH
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Under Consultation26/0227/FH
Listed Building Consent for removal of the second sheave wheel to enable wheelchair access
The Leas Lift, Lower Sandgate Road, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 1PR
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0229/FH
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for a partial integral garage conversion.
2 Hull Road, Lydd On Sea, Romney Marsh, TN29 9PQ
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0234/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 5 (bin storage) of planning permission 25/2117/FH.
50 Marshall Street, Folkestone, CT19 6ES
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0239/FH/BGP
Approval of details pursuant to informative 4 (biodiversity gain plan) of planning permission 24/1436/FH.
Camping and Caravanning Site, Romney Farm, Romney Road, Lydd, TN29 9LS
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0242/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (materials), 4 (biodiversity), 5 (hard & soft landscape), 8 (water usage) & 11 (vehicle charging point) of planning permission 21/2520/FH.
Boyke Bungalow, Boyke Lane, Rhodes Minnis, CT4 6XN
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0243/FH
Creation of new entrance door to side elevation and rear glazed doorset to replace existing window.
Flat 2, 51 Augusta Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2RS
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Under Consultation26/0240/FH/BGP
Approval of details pursuant to informative 01 (biodiversity gain plan) of planning permission 25/0130/FH.
Camping and Caravanning Site, Romney Farm, Romney Road, Lydd, TN29 9LS
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0241/FH/BGP
Approval of details pursuant to informative 04 (biodiversity gain plan) of planning permission 25/1549/FH.
Camping and Caravanning Site, Romney Farm, Romney Road, Lydd, TN29 9LS
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0245/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (pipe locations) & 4 (gas meter box) of planning permission 25/2216/FH.
Tudor Cottage, Canterbury Road, Etchinghill, Folkestone, Kent, CT18 8DB
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0246/FH
Single storey rear extension, side extension, front porch and garage conversion.
Sweet Briar, Pay Street, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7DL
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0247/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 a change of use from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to (Class C3) to 6 residential flats.
28 Cheriton Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2AU
Received 18 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0250/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the stationing of a mobile home within the residential curtilage of a dwellinghouse
THE GLEBE, DENNES LANE, LYDD, ROMNEY MARSH, TN29 9JY
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0254/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (tree protection measures) of planning permission 25/2206/FH.
99 THE STREET, HAWKINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 7DE
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0252/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (external finishing materials) of planning permission 25/1586/FH.
Flat B, 29 Augusta Gardens, FOLKESTONE, CT20 2RT
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Closed26/0255/FH
Works to trees covered by TPO No. 13 of 2002, comprising of T4 to T6 Ash fell to ground level.
THE GRANARY, GIBRALTAR LANE, HAWKINGE, FOLKESTONE, CT18 7AE
Received 19 Feb 2026
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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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