Planning application
THE SAGA BUILDING, MIDDELBURG SQUARE, FOLKESTONE, CT20 1AZ
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Determination as to whether the prior approval of the Local Planning Authority is required under Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of office use Class E to residential C3 for the conversion to 53 x 2 bed & 33 x 1 bed flats.
As published by the council, reference 24/1292/FH/PA
Application record
- Reference
- 24/1292/FH/PA
- Type
- PA - Offices to dwellings
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 15 Aug 2024
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 4 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Folkestone Central
- Parish
- Folkestone
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- CT20 1AZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2024
Received by Folkestone and Hythe
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21 Aug 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
39 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Folkestone and Hythe granted permission on 4 October 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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