Planning appeal decision
Tcm House, Trinity Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HB
Planning appeal 3284932 at Tcm House, Trinity Road, Folkestone, CT20 2HB (Folkestone and Hythe District Council) was allowed on 18 July 2022 by Inspector Praine N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the application was applied for on or before 31 July 2021.
Conversion of the application site from Class B1(a) office use to create 27 new C3 residential units with parking for 49 cars (inclusive of 9 disabled parking spaces and 4 electrical charge point parking spaces) and secure, sheltered storage for 72 cycles
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Praine N
- Postcode
- CT20 2HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the application was applied for on or before 31 July 2021
What decided it
The application was applied for on 30 July 2021 when submitted electronically, satisfying the deadline in paragraph O2.(2)(b) of the GPDO, as "apply" means to make a formal request and is distinct from "received" under section 336(4A) of the Act.
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