Planning application
115 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 2BL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Determination as to whether the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is required under Class O of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the change of use from Office B1 to Residential C3 to form a new 2 Bed unit.
As published by the council, reference 21/1434/FH/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 21/1434/FH/PA
- Type
- PA - Offices to dwellings
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 5 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 5 Jul 2021
- Decided
- 10 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT20 2BL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jul 2021
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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10 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Refused
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8 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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