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115 Sandgate Road, Folkestone, CT20 2BL

Refused Folkestone and Hythe 21/1434/FH/PA PA - Offices to dwellings

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

  1. 5 Jul 2021

    Received by Folkestone and Hythe

  2. 10 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

14 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.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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