Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
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 dates41,792Searchable 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0 approved · 0 refused · 0 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
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
- Closed26/0865/FH/TCA
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 Weeping Willow pollarding by maximum 3.5 metres, T2 Bay crown reduction by maximum 2 metres vertically & a lateral spread by maximum of 1 metre, T3 Bay crown reduction by maximum 1.5 metres vertically & lateral spread by maximum of 1 metre.
Coniraya, St Andrews Road, Littlestone, TN28 8PD
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0868/FH
Erection of a single-storey rear/side extension with associated alterations to the property.
15 Earlsfield Road, Hythe, CT21 5PE
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0869/FH
Replacement of existing balustrade to the rear elevation at fourth-floor level with 1.1m high frameless glass balustrade.
Flat 5, 31 Clifton Crescent, Folkestone, CT20 2EN
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0870/FH/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/0003/FH to allow for the adjustment to window and door openings and omission of car port to unit 2
Port Fleur, Coombe Wood Lane, Hawkinge, CT18 7BZ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0871/FH
Works to tree subject to TPO No 03 of 2025 comprising of the removal of dead materials (centre limb & possible other dead material)
Jaarlen House, 11 Jaarlen Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 9BE
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0872/FH
Erection of a single-storey rear conservatory.
Halcyon, Dymchurch Road, New Romney, TN28 8UF
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0873/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 25 (disposal of foul & surface waters) of planning permission 20/1936/FH.
Mulberry Cottage, High Street, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9BB
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0874/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for use of dwelling as a four room HMO.
3 Darby Place, Folkestone, CT20 1EL
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0876/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (existing) for the conversion of garage and continued use as a dwelling.
Blossom House, Alma Road, Folkestone, CT20 3LU
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0877/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) erection of a single storey rear extension, following removal of existing conservatory.
3 Eversley Road, Hythe, CT21 5SE
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0878/FH
Listed Building Consent for the erection of an agricultural building.
South Lodge Farm, South Lodge Road, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6BL
Received 26 May 2026 - Closed26/0884/FH
Conversion of existing dwelling into two dwellings, with associated parking and amenity space (retrospective).
Highfield, 121 Station Road & Mainview, 123 Station Road, Lydd, TN29 9LL
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0882/FH/TCA
Works to trees in a conservation area comprising of T1 Pittosporum vertical reduction of 4 metres, and T2 Viburnum vertical reduction of 2 metres.
37 Grimston Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2QD
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0885/FH
Works to tree subject to TPO No. 07 of 2008 comprising of T1, Reduce large Pine by 2.5m in height and 2.5m off lateral limbs
14 Moncrieff Gardens, Hythe, CT21 6FJ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0887/FH/CON
Approval of details pursuant to condition 2 (surface water drainage) of planning permission 26/0209/FH.
2 Martha Close, Folkestone, CT19 5TR
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0886/FH
Application for the installation of a roller shutter door to an existing carport.
25 Nickolls Road, Hythe, CT21 4AA
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0891/FH
Advertisement consent for the installation of a fascia sign.
23 Canterbury Road, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7BW
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0890/FH
Retrospective application to incorporate the landscape buffer zone into a residential garden.
23 Lancaster Drive, Hawkinge, Folkestone, CT18 7SW
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0893/FH/NMA
Non material amendment to planning permission 22/1228/FH to allow for additional high level window to side elevation, single storey extension roof changed from shallow pitched roof to flat roof with lantern light & including balcony railings.
1 Longage Farm Cottages, Longage Hill, Lyminge, Folkestone, CT18 8HB
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0892/FH
Lawful development certificate (proposed) for the creation of a dropped kerb & vehicular access onto an unclassified road, together with associated hard standing
86 Somerset Road, Cheriton, Folkestone, CT19 4NW
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0894/FH
Replacement windows to flats on ground, first and second floors
10 Earls Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2HW
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0895/FH
Erection of a replacement porch, addition of vents, replacement internal timber doors, lowering of external ground level, removal of chimney, rainwater goods to be replaced with cast iron, removal of render to SW elevation and replacement with lime render, installation of cast iron air bricks and repairs to roof using reclaimed tiles & replacement of defective roof timbers to main dwelling. Installation of PV panels to barn
Coxsole Farm, Bossingham Road, Stelling Minnis, Canterbury, CT4 6AQ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0901/FH
Two-storey side & single-storey rear extensions with front garden alterations to provide additional parking.
130 Dolphins Road, Folkestone, CT19 5QB
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Closed26/0899/FH
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
20 Minter Avenue, Densole, Folkestone,CT18 7DS
Received 8 Jun 2026
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsGet emailed about new planning applications in Folkestone and Hythe
Area alerts send a daily or weekly email with new applications and decisions near a postcode, filtered by project type. £29 a month, up to 3 areas. Records are limited to the councils we collect.
Set up an area alertResearching a proposal in Folkestone and Hythe Council
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverageMore planning authorities in England
- Forest of Dean District Council
- Fylde Borough Council
- Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council
- Gedling Borough Council
- Gloucester City Council
- Gloucestershire County Council