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Planning appeals in Folkestone and Hythe District Council

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One authority from the free search of every English planning appeal since 2016, searchable by words or by meaning.

Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Folkestone and Hythe District Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 384 planning appeals in Folkestone and Hythe District Council since 2016, of which 25% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 54 decisions, 16% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 25 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

397

appeals on record since 2016

25%

of decided appeals allowed

25 wks

median receipt to decision

decisions in the last 12 months, 16% allowed

By appeal type

Householder121 decided

27% allowed

Minor190 decided

23% allowed

Major13 decided

54% allowed

Commercial4 decided

25% allowed

Enforcement22 decided

5% allowed

Other37 decided

16% allowed

Not classified10 decided

30% allowed

By procedure

Written representations378 decided

25% allowed

Hearings8 decided

0% allowed

Inquiries11 decided

0% allowed

Every decision, by year

2026 · 45 · 19% allowed 2025 · 52 · 13% allowed 2024 · 39 · 28% allowed 2023 · 23 · 30% allowed 2022 · 49 · 42% allowed 2021 · 43 · 32% allowed 2020 · 42 · 13% allowed 2019 · 40 · 23% allowed 2018 · 27 · 22% allowed 2017 · 25 · 32% allowed 2016 · 12 · 17% allowed

Latest decisions in Folkestone and Hythe District Council

Allowed23 October 2026· householder6010522
Atholl Cottage, Bartholomew Street, Hythe, CT21 5BS
installation of an external staircase to link roof terrace to garden, and addition of 'hood' to access doors to first floor bedroom
Dismissed19 October 2026· householder6014928
130 Dolphins Road, Folkestone, CT19 5QB
the removal of existing attached garage and conservatory, and proposed two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension with alterations to front garden to provide additional parking
Dismissed30 September 2026· minor6007677
Building Opposite Nash Cottage, Ashford Road, Brenzett, TN29 0BL
change of use from commercial storage area to residential, with demolition of existing garages/storage area and construction of a 3 bedroom chalet bungalow; self build
Dismissed30 September 2026· advert6004364
Opposite 67 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 1RY
proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, and associated BT Phone Kiosk removals. Appeal B:
Dismissed30 September 20266004363
Opposite 67 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 1RY
proposed installation of 1no. new BT Street Hub, incorporating 2no. digital 75" LCD advert screens, and associated BT Phone Kiosk removals. Appeal B:
Dismissed25 September 20263339048
Land Adjoining George Inn, Stone Street, Stelling Minnis, Kent, CT4 6DF
Dismissed22 September 2026· householder6009698
Briar Cottage, 10 North Road West, Hythe, CT21 4BD
Roof alterations, enlarging dormer to the front, new first floor rear extension and dormer
Dismissed17 September 2026· minor6011807
21 Ground Floor Business Premises, Grace Hill, Folkestone, CT20 1HA
Change of use of ground floor business premises (formerly Grace Hill Hair & Beauty) to 1 residential C3 flat
Dismissed17 September 2026· minor6009917
7 Marine Parade, Folkestone, CT20 1PX
Change of use from former hotel to dwelling house
Allowed17 September 20266009405
Historic Toilet Block, Road Of Remembrance, Folkestone, CT20 1SW
proposed military memorial at Historic Toilet Block, Road of Remembrance
Allowed14 September 2026· householder6011908
394 Canterbury Road, Densole, CT18 7BH
Proposed roof dormer extension to double garage & home office with games room / storage to roof space
Dismissed14 September 2026· householder6011671
Willow Brook, London Road, Hythe, CT21 4JH
Erection of a detached double garage
Dismissed14 September 2026· householder6010455
Weavers, Exted Hill, Elham, Canterbury, CT4 6YG
Erection of a single storey detached outbuilding
Allowed3 September 20266009762
Flat 4, 3 Grimston Avenue, Folkestone, CT20 2QE
Retrospective consent to replace 4 no. timber windows with uPVC windows, and proposed replacement of 5 no. timber windows with uPVC windows
Dismissed10 August 20266006258
Sycamore House, Moorstock Lane, Sellindge, TN25 6LE
full planning permission is being submitted for approval of a mixed change of use for the domestic swimming pool at Sycamore House to a sui generis use encompassing domestic use by the residents and light commercial use’. However, the description in the banner heading above reflects that on the appeal form and

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.