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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 dates41,027Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Closed26/0334/FH
Erection of detached two storey double garage.
Willow Brook, London Road, Hythe, CT21 4JH
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0333/FH
Change of use of the land into residential garden and erection of fencing.
4 Benson Lane, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7AQ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0335/FH
Change of use of the ground floor flat at 143 to commercial use, together with alterations to create a shopfront; alterations to the existing ground floor shopfront at 145; relocation of the existing rear metal staircase to serve first floor flat 145-147 alterations to the existing ground floor rear extension to 145 and 147; and removal of the existing first floor rear extensions at 145 and 147 and creation of a single flat roof.
143, 145, 147 & 145-147 Dover Road, Folkestone, CT20 1NS
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0340/FH
Listed building consent for structural repairs to the timber beam supporting the floor structure between the ground & first floors.
Flat 3, 6-8 Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, CT20 2EW
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0342/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 8 (street & footpath lighting) of planning permission Y14/0300/SH Phase 4.
The Stadium, Napier Barracks, North Road, Folkestone, Kent
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0341/FH
Erection of telecom mast with kiosk box & perimeter security fencing.
St Marys Bay Village Hall, 17 Jefferstone Lane, St Marys Bay, Romney Marsh, TN29 0SW
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Valid26/0343/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (joinery work & glazing), 4 (method statement) & 5 (brackets & fixings) of planning permission 25/1925/FH.
Town Hall, High Street, Hythe, CT21 5AJ
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0346/FH/TCA
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 & T2 Ash root prune.
LYMPNE CASTLE, THE STREET, LYMPNE, HYTHE, CT21 4LQ
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0344/FH
Replacement of single glazed windows and french doors to double glazed UPVC windows and french doors.
88A High Street, Hythe, CT21 5AJ
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0345/FH/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 25/0755/FH to allow an amended description (single storey side and rear extension to existing care home).
Lindau Retirement Home, Lindau, 104 Littlestone Road, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8NH
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0352/FH
First floor extension above existing garage, including Juliette balcony to the rear & 4 new rooflights.
28 Mayfield Road, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HL
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0350/FH
Replacement garage including incidental workshop & storage area.
Burga House, Canterbury Road, Lyminge, CT18 8HX
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0351/FH
Works to trees subject to TPO No. 04 of 2002, comprising of T1 Bay, T2 & T3 Holly removal of basal/epicormic lateral shoots at ground level. T4 Sycamore reduce by 3 metres vertically and 1 metre laterally.
ENBROOK, RISBOROUGH LANE, FOLKESTONE, CT20 3JS
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0353/FH
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer, 3x rooflight windows and single storey rear extension
14 Church Road, Folkestone, CT20 3LH
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0354/FH
Change of use and conversion of 10no. residential flats (Use Class C3) at ground and first floors only to 20no. bedrooms of care accommodation (Use Class C2) with associated internal and external alterations including a 2 storey link extension.
50-52 Folkestone Care Centre & 56 Shorncliffe Road, Folkestone, CT20 2NB
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0359/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 25/0743/FH.
127 High Street, Hythe, CT21 5JJ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0358/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 2 (lintels), 3 (render ) & 5 (shutters) of planning permission 25/2299/FH.
144 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3BZ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0362/FH
Partial change of use of an existing ground floor retail unit (Use Class E) to a one bedroom residential flat (Use Class C3) to include the replacement of an existing glazed roof.
31 Tontine Street, Folkestone, CT20 1JT
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0361/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to Conditions 17 (external lighting) and 20 (archaeology) of planning permission 24/1493/FH, and Conditions 16 (external lighting) and 19 (archaeology) of planning permission 26/0328/FH.
Land Opposite 45 The Street, The Street, Hawkinge
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0364/FH
Works to trees subject to TPO No 07 of 1975 comprising of T1 Sycamore crown reduction vertically by 8 metres & laterally by 4 metres, also remove all 'hung' decayed branches.
Enbrook Park, Sandgate High Street
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0365/FH
Installation of 1no. new BT street hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, and associated BT phone kiosk removals.
Telephone Box, Street Kiosk Opposite 21, Guildhall Street, Folkestone
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0368/FH
Replacement of 5 timber windows to the north and east elevations with upvc windows.
Flat 2, 12 Grimston Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2PZ
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0366/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 5 (boundary treatment) and 11 (biodiversity) of planning permission 25/2073/FH.
Land at Park Farm Road, Folkestone, CT19 5SG
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Closed26/0367/FH
Advertisement consent for the installation of 1no. new BT street hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, and associated BT phone kiosk removals.
Telephone Box, Street Kiosk Opposite 21, Guildhall Street, Folkestone
Received 10 Mar 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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