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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 dates41,578Searchable applications
260Recorded 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 28 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Closed26/0733/FH/TCA
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 Bay reduce by 3 metres vertically & 3 metres laterally. T2-T3 Holm Oaks reduce by 3 metres vertically & 1.5 metres laterally. T4 Sycamore reduce vertically by 4 metres. T5 Bay reduce vertically by 4 metres.
Balcot House, 24 Wilberforce Road, Sandgate, CT20 3ED
Received 12 May 2026 - Closed26/0732/FH
Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of Listed Building Consent 25/2058/FH to allow for the addition of 5 no. conservation roof lights & removal of balustrading to flat 5.
Rhodesia House, 2 Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, CT20 2EW
Received 12 May 2026 - Closed26/0735/FH/TCA
Works to trees in conservation area comprising of T1 & T2 Conifers - Reduce height by 4m & cut back sides by 0.5m.
3 Douglas Avenue, Hythe, CT21 5JT
Received 12 May 2026 - Closed26/0736/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 32 (surface water scheme), 33 (surface water maintenance), 35 (foul and surface water), 39 (earthworks), and 41 (water usage) of application Y14/0300/SH.
Phase 2C, Burgoyne Barracks (South), Shorncliffe Garrison, Folkestone, CT20 3XT
Received 12 May 2026 - Closed26/0739/FH/TCA
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 Eucalyptus cut vertically 3 metres & T2 Eucalyptus fell to ground level.
The Round House, 1 Brewers Close, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9FD
Received 12 May 2026 - Closed26/0738/FH/TCA
Works to tree in conservation area comprising of T1 Magnolia crown reduction and thinning to reduce the vertical growth by 3 metres. Lateral thinning to reduce diameter by 2 metres. Light pruning to the central elements to allow more light and air to the centre of tree. Remove damaged branches.
29 Dymchurch Road, Hythe, CT21 6JE
Received 12 May 2026 - Closed26/0741/FH
Dormer roof extension.
Seabrook House, 81 Seabrook Road, Hythe, CT21 5QW
Received 12 May 2026 - Closed26/0742/FH
Retrospective application for the seasonal use of land as a tent‑only campsite comprising 20 overnight camping pitches, together with the stationing of a temporary, non‑fixed toilet and shower unit for the duration of the operational season only (1 May – 30 September).
Hoad Meadow, Hoad Road, Swingfield, Folkestone, CT15 7HS
Received 13 May 2026 - Closed26/0746/FH
Single storey front porch, garage conversion, alteration to rear extension and replacement cladding to front and rear dormers.
103 Bouverie Road West, Folkestone, CT20 2LD
Received 13 May 2026 - Closed26/0747/FH
Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 25/2055/FH to allow for the addition of 5 no. conservation roof lights & removal of balustrading to flat 5.
Rhodesia House, 2 Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, CT20 2EW
Received 13 May 2026 - Closed26/0749/FH
Erection of dwelling following demolition of existing bungalow.
Fairview, Sandling Road, Postling, Hythe, CT21 4HB
Received 13 May 2026 - Closed26/0750/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 2 (finishing materials), 3 (water usage), 6 (bin storage), 9a (glazing & external doors), 9b (facades), 9c (roof machinery), 9d (rainwater goods), 9f (parapet capping), 9g (balustrades) of planning permission 26/0715/FH.
26 Eight Acres, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8FP
Received 13 May 2026 - Closed26/0748/FH
Installation of exterior cladding to rear elevation (retrospective).
20 London Street, Folkestone, CT20 1RA
Received 13 May 2026 - Closed26/0751/FH
KCC consultation request (KCC/FH/0048/2026) Section 73 application to expand the reuse shop, and minor changes to layout and signage in relation to conditions 2, 8 and 13 of planning permission SH/09/1050.
New Romney Household Refuse And Recycling Centre, Mountfield Road, Mountfield Industrial Estate, New Romney, TN28 8LH
Received 12 May 2026 - Closed26/0752/FH/PA
Determination as to whether the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is required under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for laying of new hardstanding & hardstanding renewal.
Elmsted Court Farm, Elchin Hill, Elmsted, TN25 5JN
Received 13 May 2026 - Closed26/0755/FH/TCA
Work to tree in a conservation area comprising of T1 Holm Oak, re-pollard the tree & reduce the crown to 6-8 metres above ground level, with radial spread to 4-5 metres, and removing 4-5 metres from branch tips, removal of lowest southern branch.
9 North Road, Hythe, CT21 5DS
Received 14 May 2026 - Closed26/0756/FH
Work to tree covered by a TPO No 06 of 1995 comprising of T1 Cherry reducing the crown by 2 - 3 metres vertically & pruning back to suitable growth points and where appropriate, previous reduction points.
52 Firs Lane, Folkestone, CT19 4QE
Received 14 May 2026 - Closed26/0757/FH
Works to trees subject to TPO No 01 of 1955 Elham RDC comprising of T2, T3 & T6 Beech crown lift by 5 metres removing 5 lower branches approximately 9 metres laterally and 3.5 metres vertically.
Elham Church Of England Primary School, Vicarage Lane, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6TT
Received 14 May 2026 - Closed26/0754/FH
Proposed new garage
333 Canterbury Road, Densole, Folkestone, CT18 7BE
Received 14 May 2026 - Closed26/0760/FH
Extension of dropped kerb to enable driveway extension.
22 Aerodrome Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7BT
Received 14 May 2026 - Closed26/0763/FH/CON
Approval of conditions 13 (foul sewerage), 14 (surface water drainage), 19 (construction method statement), 28 ii (archaeology), 29 (boundary treatments) & 30 (design stage water usage - plots 1-12) of planning permission 26/0308/FH.
Land Opposite 24, Station Road, Hythe CT21 5PW
Received 14 May 2026 - Under Consultation26/0762/FH
Change of use and conversion from rural office building (Class E(g)(i)) into a dwelling (C3) with associated parking & garden.
Oathill Barn, Aldington Road, Lympne, CT21 4LX
Received 14 May 2026 - Closed26/0764/FH
Single storey side and rear extension with roof terrace and external staircase, single storey rear extension, barn‑hip‑to‑gable roof alteration, porch canopy and raised rear patio. Erection of detached workshop and garage with associated parking area. Replacement and extension of existing steps and path to front of site.
The Lodge, Teddars Leas Road, Etchinghill, CT18 8DA
Received 15 May 2026 - Closed26/0765/FH/TCA
Work to tree in conservation area comprising of T1 Sycamore crown reduction on lower laterals limbs by 2-3 metres & crown lifting them to a height of 5 metres.
6 Albion Villas, Folkestone, CT20 1RP
Received 15 May 2026
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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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