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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 dates41,689Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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More application records
- Closed26/0801/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 28b (water usage - care home) of planning permission Y19/0071/FH.
Smiths Medical UK, Boundary Road, Hythe, CT21 6JL
Received 21 May 2026 - Closed26/0800/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for a single storey rear extension.
46 Chichester Road, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3BP
Received 21 May 2026 - Closed26/0802/FH
Change of use of part existing equestrian barn to an equine veterinary office with mezzanine floor level (Class E(e)), together with ramp and balustrade to South West elevation and the retention of external doors.
Little Droveway, Droveway, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6AJ
Received 21 May 2026 - Closed26/0803/FH
Installation of 1 bronze life size (plus 10%) statue of Noel Redding, on a portland stone plinth, cemented into the soil with foundations.
Land Adjoining Princess Royal Inn, South Street, Folkestone
Received 21 May 2026 - Closed26/0806/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 16 (drainage verification report) of planning permission 25/1826/FH.
Three Hills Sports Park, Cheriton Road, Folkestone, CT19 5JU
Received 21 May 2026 - Closed26/0804/FH
Single storey detached outbuilding.
Weavers, Exted Hill, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6YG
Received 21 May 2026 - Valid26/0805/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 8 (construction management plan), 20 (surface water drainage), 24 (sustainable surface water drainage scheme), 25 (infiltration), 28 (foul water drainage), & part 31 (hard landscaping) of planning permission 23/0963/FH.
Folkestone Garden Centre, Canterbury Road, Swingfield Minnis, Folkestone, CT15 7HX
Received 21 May 2026 - Closed26/0808/FH
Replacement dwelling.
Wills Farm Bungalow, Wills Lane, Newchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0DT
Received 22 May 2026 - Closed26/0807/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 3 (archaeology) of planning permission 23/1591/FH.
Land West of Ashford Road, New Romney
Received 22 May 2026 - Closed26/0810/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 the extension to an agricultural building.
Longland Farm, Exted Hill, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6UD
Received 22 May 2026 - Closed26/0811/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to conditions 17 (ev charging point) & 18 (biodiversity lighting plan) for planning permission 21/2258/FH.
The Coppice, (The Pleasance), New Road, Saltwood, Hythe, CT21 4QE
Received 22 May 2026 - Closed26/0812/FH
Replacement rear fenestration comprising white UPVC replacement windows and one white UPVC rear door set with fanlight (retrospective).
Flat 2, 35 Augusta Gardens, Folkestone, CT20 2RT
Received 22 May 2026 - Closed26/0813/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 7 (desk top study) of planning permission 25/1388/FH.
Dungeness B Power Station, Dungeness Power Station, Dungeness Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9PX
Received 22 May 2026 - Closed26/0814/FH
Variation of condition 3 of planning permission SH/80/1270 to allow the use of the holiday caravan park all year round.
Dymchurch Caravan Park, St Marys Road, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, TN29 0PW
Received 22 May 2026 - Closed26/0816/FH
Erection of a permanent pavilion structure to replace the existing marquee and storage units.
Hawkinge Cricket Club, Cricketers Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7NH
Received 22 May 2026 - Closed26/0815/FH/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 25/1568/FH to allow for an increase in height with existing garage & changes to cladding.
64 St Nicholas Road, Littlestone, New Romney, TN28 8QA
Received 21 May 2026 - Closed26/0817/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 4 (trees) of planning permission 25/2301/FH.
School House, The Street, Lympne, Hythe, CT21 4LQ
Received 25 May 2026 - Closed26/0819/FH
Proposed garage conversion including installation of velux window, together with erection of detached double garage, in addition to the installation of timber cladding to main dwelling.
One Step Beyond, Westfield Lane, Etchinghill, Folkestone, CT18 8BT
Received 26 May 2026 - Closed26/0825/FH
Erection of agricultural building.
South Lodge Farm, South Lodge Road, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6BL
Received 26 May 2026 - Closed26/0824/FH
Installation of two windows at first & ground-floor to the east-facing elevation.
32 North Road, Hythe, CT21 5DT
Received 26 May 2026 - Closed26/0829/FH/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/1591/FH to allow for changes to external materials.
Land West of Ashford Road, New Romney
Received 27 May 2026 - Closed26/0830/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 5 (archaeology) of planning permission 25/1442/FH.
Martello Tower Number 25, Dymchurch Road, Dymchurch
Received 28 May 2026 - Closed26/0833/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for change of use from C3 dwelling to 5 bedroom 6 person C4 HMO.
1 New Street, Folkestone, CT20 1HR
Received 28 May 2026 - Closed26/0834/FH
Installation of automatically opening smoke vent (AOV) & fenestration alterations to rear elevation.
12 Cheriton Place, Folkestone, CT20 2AZ
Received 27 May 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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