Folkestone & Hythe planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Folkestone & Hythe District Council, updated daily. Folkestone & Hythe District Council received 336 planning applications in the last 90 days, 8 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in Folkestone & Hythe
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land West of Ashford Road, New Romney
Five self-build homes, New Romney, reserved matters stage. Reserved matters for five self/custom build homes on land west of Ashford Road, under hybrid permission 23/1591/FH. Individual plot packages suit small local groundworks, brickwork and roofing firms, with landscaping and infrastructure…
GroundworksDrainageStructural frame
West Unit, Pepperland Nursery, Straight Lane, Brookland, TN29 9QU
Three-dwelling scheme replacing nursery glasshouses, Brookland. Demolishes the existing glasshouse and nursery buildings and hardstanding, then erects three detached homes with garages at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, private drainage and treatment plant, and brick-and-tile…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Land at Silver Spray, Main Road, Sellindge, Ashford, TN25 6JX
Four detached homes on a greenfield plot at Sellindge, Folkestone and Hythe. Full planning for four new dwellings, with access, drainage and utilities to be built out. Groundworks, timber or masonry frames, roofing and M&E packages suit local subcontractors and builders' merchants.
GroundworksStructural frameBrickwork
Stagecoach, Kent Road, Folkestone, CT19 4NT
Bus depot converting to light industrial use, Folkestone. Change of use of building and land from Sui Generis to Class E(g) at full application stage. Fit-out, M&E and roller-shutter or yard works will be the packages for local specialists.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
12 Jefferstone Lane, St Marys Bay, Romney Marsh, TN29 0SW
Single detached bungalow scheme, St Marys Bay, full application stage. One two-bedroom bungalow with associated landscaping on a Romney Marsh plot, submitted for full planning permission. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and M&E are the packages to target, with landscaping adding hard surfaces and…
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Julian Court, Julian Road, Folkestone, CT19 5HP
One-flat rooftop extension to Folkestone block, prior approval stage. Adds one two-bedroom flat on a new storey of Julian Court, Folkestone, at prior approval stage. Steel, roofing, glazing and scaffolding packages are the live openings for local subcontractors.
SteelRoofingBrickwork
91 High Street, Hythe, CT21 5JH
Four-unit holiday let conversion, Hythe High Street. Converts upper floors of 91 High Street into four self-contained holiday lets at full application stage. Kitchen and bathroom fit-out, fire separation, electrical rewiring and drainage connections are the packages for local trades.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Herons Park, Dengemarsh Road, Lydd, TN29 9JH
Replacement shower block scheme, Herons Park, Lydd, full application. Replaces the existing amenity shower building at a leisure park. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork, roofing and plumbing packages suit local trades, with M&E and drainage fit-out to follow.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Ship Inn, 63-65, Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, CT20 3AH
Retrospective listed building consent for roof works, Sandgate, Folkestone. Regularises roofing repairs already carried out to the listed Ship Inn at 63-65 Sandgate High Street. Heritage roofers, traditional clay tile and slate suppliers, and conservation timber contractors are the relevant trades…
Roof repair
25 Tartane Lane, Dymchurch, Romney Marsh, Kent, TN29 0LJ
Two-storey side extension and garage conversion, Dymchurch, Folkestone & Hythe. Adds living space, a front dormer and an extra parking space at householder full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and groundworks lead, with glazing and joinery for the dormers and conversion.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Hawkinge Hall Farm, Old Hawkinge, Hawkinge, CT18 7RG
Householder outbuilding and swimming pool, Hawkinge, full application stage. Adds a free-standing outbuilding and swimming pool within the grounds of a Hawkinge property, at full application stage. Pool excavation, tanking and plant, plus outbuilding brickwork and roofing, suit local groundworkers…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
34 Cherry Garden Lane, Folkestone, CT19 4AS
Two-storey side extension and porch, Folkestone householder full application. Adds a two-storey side extension, porch, bin and bike store and widened drop kerb at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and joinery packages suit local builders, with boundary wall alteration and…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
18 Grange Road, Saltwood, Hythe, CT21 4QS
Single-storey rear and side extension with front hardstanding, Saltwood, Hythe. Adds ground-floor living space and a new driveway to an existing house at full householder stage. Brickwork, groundworks and block paving for the hardstanding are the packages open to local subcontractors.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
St Davids, Stone Street, Stanford, Ashford, TN25 6DW
Single-storey side extension, Stanford, Ashford, householder full application. Adds a ground-floor side extension to an existing house at St Davids, Stone Street, under a full householder application. Brickwork, roofing, groundworks and glazing packages suit local subcontractors for the new walls…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
23 Mill Road, Lydd, Romney Marsh, TN29 9EJ
Detached annex householder scheme, Lydd, at full application stage. Erects a free-standing ancillary annex within the grounds of an existing home. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and joinery packages suit local builders, with glazing for new windows and doors.
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Planning appeals in Folkestone & Hythe District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Folkestone & Hythe District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Folkestone & Hythe District Council, raw rate
24.7%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
30.1%
national rates applied to this caseload
5.4 percentage points below expected. Folkestone & Hythe District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
383 appeals counted, 365 judged either way (90 allowed, 275 dismissed), 18 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 24.6% | 28.8% | 218 | 211 | 52 |
| Householder (HAS) | 30.9% | 35.6% | 96 | 94 | 29 |
| Enforcement Notice | 6.3% | 13.5% | 20 | 16 | 1 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 18.8% | 36.9% | 16 | 16 | 3 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 30% | 25% | 11 | 10 | 3 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 0% | 36% | 7 | 7 | 0 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Tree Preservation Order | Too few judged | 20.6% | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| High Hedges | None judged | 28.5% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Folkestone & Hythe District Council
Folkestone & Hythe District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Folkestone & Hythe District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent3 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
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