Folkestone and Hythe Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Folkestone and Hythe Council decided more than 1,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026, but fewer than 20 of its recorded decisions can yet be read as approved or refused, so we don’t show its share refused or decision times.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Folkestone and Hythe Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Figures for Folkestone and Hythe Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | Too few decisions |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | Too few decisions |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 130 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 19%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 130plan adopted 2022 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Folkestone and Hythe Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue in this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for the future occupiers with particular regard to internal space, access…”
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“The main issue raised by this appeal is the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the site would be a suitable location for the proposed development, with regard to development plan policy; and • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.