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Hillboro, Sunnyside Road, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3DR

Refused Folkestone and Hythe 20/1356/FH Full Planning Permission

Works: New dwelling Demolition Several homes

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Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposed 4no new dwellings and associated external areas within the curtilage of Hillboro (proposed to be demolished) and accessed from Sunnyside Road via a new private shared drive.

As published by the council, reference 20/1356/FH

Application record

Reference
20/1356/FH
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Closed
Decision
Refused
Received
14 Sep 2020
Validated
12 Oct 2020
Decided
15 Jul 2021
Ward
Sandgate & West Folkestone
Parish
Sandgate Parish (Historic)
Decision by
Committee
Postcode
CT20 3DR

Site history

Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/0491/FH/CON Granted

    Hillboro, Sunnyside Road, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3DR

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 5 (EV charging ), 6 (materials ), 7 (external details), 16 (FTTP statement ), 17 (ecology), 23 (construction method statement) of planning permission 23/1892/FH as varied by planning permission 25/1832/FH.

    Decided 15 May 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Sep 2020

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 12 Oct 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Jul 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

73 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Folkestone and Hythe refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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  • Hillboro, Sunnyside Road, Sandgate, Folkestone, CT20 3DR

    26/0491/FH/CON Submitted 27 Mar 2026 0m away

    Approval of details pursuant to condition 5 (EV charging ), 6 (materials ), 7 (external details), 16 (FTTP statement ), 17 (ecology), 23 (construction method statement) of planning permission 23/1892/FH as varied by planning permission 25/1832/FH.

    Granted Conditions 21 docs

  • Land Adjoining Sandcastle, (Three Bears Cottage) The Corniche, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent, CT20 3DR

    26/0412/FH Submitted 16 Mar 2026 0m away

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  • Hillboro, Sunnyside Road, Sandgate, CT20 3DR

    25/1933/FH/CON Submitted 16 Oct 2025 0m away

    Approval of details pursuant to conditions 3 (water usage), 4 (carbon emissions), 8 (hard & soft landscape), 15 (archaeological work), 18 (biodiversity), 20 (desk top study) & 21 (slope stability) of planning permission 23/1892/FH.

    Granted Conditions 23 docs

  • Hillboro, Sunnyside Road, Sandgate CT20 3DR

    26/1175/FH Submitted 21 Jul 2026 0m away

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    25/1832/FH Submitted 1 Oct 2025 0m away

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 23/1892/FH to allow for changes to design of the proposed four dwellings.

    Granted Amendments 24 docs
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