Planning application
70 Pavilion Road, Folkestone, CT19 5RL
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Determination as to whether prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is required under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class O of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the change of use of existing building from office use (Class B1(a)) to 2 residential units (Class C3) to provide a 1 bed flat and 3 bed maisonette.
As published by the council, reference 21/1607/FH/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 21/1607/FH/PA
- Type
- PA - Offices to dwellings
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 28 Jul 2021
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2021
- Decided
- 16 Sep 2021
- Ward
- East Folkestone
- Parish
- Folkestone Parish
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT19 5RL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Folkestone and Hythe register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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21/1176/FH/PA Refused
70 Pavilion Road, Folkestone, CT19 5RL
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 of existing building from retail/office use (Class B1(a)) to 2 residential units (Class C3) including external changes and alterations.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jul 2021
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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16 Sep 2021
Decision issued: Refused
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
18 documents on file for this application
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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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